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Psalm 68

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.> Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

2 Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.

3 But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.

4 Make songs to God, make songs of praise to his name; make a way for him who comes through the waste lands; his name is Jah; be glad before him.

5 A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

6 Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

7 O God, when you went out before your people, wandering through the waste land; (Selah.)

8 The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

9 You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

10 Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

11 The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

12 Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.

13 Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

14 When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

15 A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan.

16 Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

17 The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.

18 You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.

19 Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

20 Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death.

21 The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

22 The Lord said, I will make them come back from Bashan, and from the deep parts of the sea;

23 So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.

24 We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place.

25 The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.

26 Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.

28 O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,

29 Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.

30 Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

31 Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God.

32 Make songs to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O make songs of praise to the Lord; (Selah.)

33 To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power.

34 Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

35 O God, you are to be feared in your holy place: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God.

Good News Translation GNT

1 God rises up and scatters his enemies. Those who hate him run away in defeat.

2 As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God's presence.

3 But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy.

4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds. His name is the Lord - be glad in his presence!

5 God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.

6 He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.

7 O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert,

8 the earth shook, and the sky poured down rain, because of the coming of the God of Sinai, the coming of the God of Israel.

9 You caused abundant rain to fall and restored your worn-out land;

10 your people made their home there; in your goodness you provided for the poor.

11 The Lord gave the command, and many women carried the news:

12 "Kings and their armies are running away!" The women at home divided what was captured:

13 figures of doves covered with silver, whose wings glittered with fine gold. (Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?)

14 When Almighty God scattered the kings on Mount Zalmon, he caused snow to fall there.

15 What a mighty mountain is Bashan, a mountain of many peaks!

16 Why from your mighty peaks do you look with scorn on the mountain on which God chose to live? The Lord will live there forever!

17 With his many thousands of mighty chariots the Lord comes from Sinai into the holy place.

18 He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The Lord God will live there.

19 Praise the Lord, who carries our burdens day after day; he is the God who saves us.

20 Our God is a God who saves; he is the Lord, our Lord, who rescues us from death.

21 God will surely break the heads of his enemies, of those who persist in their sinful ways.

22 The Lord has said, "I will bring your enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,

23 so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want."

24 O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.

25 The singers are in front, the musicians are behind, in between are the young women beating the tambourines.

26 "Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the Lord, all you descendants of Jacob!"

27 First comes Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah with their group, followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

28 Show your power, O God, the power you have used on our behalf

29 from your Temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.

30 Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds; rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves, until they all bow down and offer you their silver. Scatter those people who love to make war!

31 Ambassadors will come from Egypt; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God.

32 Sing to God, kingdoms of the world, sing praise to the Lord,

33 to him who rides in the sky, the ancient sky. Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.

34 Proclaim God's power; his majesty is over Israel, his might is in the skies.

35 How awesome is God as he comes from his sanctuary - the God of Israel! He gives strength and power to his people. Praise God!