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Psalm 68

The Message Bible MSG

1 Up with God! Down with his enemies! Adversaries, run for the hills!

2 Gone like a puff of smoke, like a blob of wax in the fire - one look at God and the wicked vanish.

3 When the righteous see God in action they'll laugh, they'll sing, they'll laugh and sing for joy.

4 Sing hymns to God; all heaven, sing out; clear the way for the coming of Cloud-Rider. Enjoy God, cheer when you see him!

5 Father of orphans, champion of widows, is God in his holy house.

6 God makes homes for the homeless, leads prisoners to freedom, but leaves rebels to rot in hell.

7 God, when you took the lead with your people, when you marched out into the wild,

8 Earth shook, sky broke out in a sweat; God was on the march. Even Sinai trembled at the sight of God on the move, at the sight of Israel's God.

9 You pour out rain in buckets, O God; thorn and cactus become an oasis

10 For your people to camp in and enjoy. You set them up in business; they went from rags to riches.

11 The Lord gave the word; thousands called out the good news:

12 "Kings of the armies are on the run, on the run!"

13 While housewives, safe and sound back home, divide up the plunder, the plunder of Canaanite silver and gold.

14 On that day that Shaddai scattered the kings, snow fell on Black Mountain.

15 You huge mountains, Bashan mountains, mighty mountains, dragon mountains.

16 All you mountains not chosen, sulk now, and feel sorry for yourselves, For this is the mountain God has chosen to live on; he'll rule from this mountain forever.

17 The chariots of God, twice ten thousand, and thousands more besides, The Lord in the lead, riding down Sinai - straight to the Holy Place!

18 You climbed to the High Place, captives in tow, your arms full of booty from rebels, And now you sit there in state, God, sovereign God!

19 Blessed be the Lord - day after day he carries us along.

20 He's our Savior, our God, oh yes! He's God-for-us, he's God-who-saves-us. Lord God knows all death's ins and outs.

21 What's more, he made heads roll, split the skulls of the enemy As he marched out of heaven,

22 saying, "I tied up the Dragon in knots, put a muzzle on the Deep Blue Sea."

23 You can wade through your enemies' blood, and your dogs taste of your enemies from your boots.

24 See God on parade to the sanctuary, my God, my King on the march!

25 Singers out front, the band behind, maidens in the middle with castanets.

26 The whole choir blesses God. Like a fountain of praise, Israel blesses God.

27 Look - little Benjamin's out front and leading Princes of Judah in their royal robes, princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.

28 Parade your power, O God, the power, O God, that made us what we are.

29 Your temple, High God, is Jerusalem; kings bring gifts to you.

30 Rebuke that old crocodile, Egypt, with her herd of wild bulls and calves, Rapacious in her lust for silver, crushing peoples, spoiling for a fight.

31 Let Egyptian traders bring blue cloth and Cush come running to God, her hands outstretched.

32 Sing, O kings of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord!

33 There he is: Sky-Rider, striding the ancient skies. Listen - he's calling in thunder, rumbling, rolling thunder.

34 Call out "Bravo!" to God, the High God of Israel. His splendor and strength rise huge as thunderheads.

35 A terrible beauty, O God, streams from your sanctuary. It's Israel's strong God! He gives power and might to his people! O you, his people - bless God!

New Living Translation NLT

1 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives.

2 Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.

3 But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.

4 Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the LORD — rejoice in his presence!

5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

6 God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7 O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude

8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9 You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.

10 There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.

11 The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.

12 Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.

14 The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.

16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the LORD himself will live forever?

17 Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.

18 When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the LORD God will live among us there.

19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude

20 Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death.

21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

22 The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan; I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.

23 You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!”

24 Your procession has come into view, O God— the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.

25 Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.

26 Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.

27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way. Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.

28 Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.

29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem.

30 Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals ; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude

33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

34 Tell everyone about God’s power. His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens.

35 God is awesome in his sanctuary. The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!