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Psalms 68

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1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth before the fire, [so] let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
2 May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.
3 But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation.
5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry [land].
6 God sets the lonely in families,he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
7 When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: [even] Sinai itself [was moved] at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
8 the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.
9 You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
10 Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great [was] the company of those that published [it].
11 The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
12 Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
12 “Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.
13 Though ye have lain among the pots, [yet shall ye be as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
15 The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; a high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
15 Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 Why leap ye, ye lofty hills? [this is] the hill [which] God desireth to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell [in it] for ever.
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17 The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place].
17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yes, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them].
18 When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you,LORD God, might dwell there.
19 Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily loadeth us [with benefits], [even] the God of our salvation. Selah.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
20 [He that is] our God [is] the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord [belong] the issues from death.
20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
21 But God will wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of such one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
21 Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [my people] again from the depths of the sea.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, [and] the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”
24 They have seen thy goings, O God; [even] the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
24 Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments [followed] after; among [them were] the damsels playing with timbrels.
25 In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, [even] the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
26 Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27 There [is] little Benjamin [with] their ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their counsel, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of Naphtali.
27 There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah’s princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
28 Summon your power, God ; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to thee.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, [till every one shall] submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people [that] delight in war.
30 Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
31 Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises [to] the Lord; Selah:
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord,
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, [which were] of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, [and that] a mighty voice.
33 to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength to God: his excellence [is] over Israel, and his strength [is] in the clouds.
34 Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens.
35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel [is] he that giveth strength and power to [his] people. Blessed [be] God.
35 You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
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