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Psalms 68

¹To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song. Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered; Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

²As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.

³But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God, Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

⁴Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert— His name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

⁵A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

⁶God makes a home for the lonely; He leads the prisoners into prosperity, Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

⁷O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

⁸The earth trembled; The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.

¹⁰Your flock found a dwelling place in it; O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

¹¹The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan]; The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

¹²"The kings of the [enemies'] armies flee, they flee, And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind]."

¹³When you lie down [to rest] among the[1] sheepfolds, You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver, Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

¹⁴When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan, It was snowing on[2] Zalmon.

¹⁵A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].

¹⁶Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks, At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷The chariots of God are[3] myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.

¹⁸You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there.

¹⁹Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day, The God who is our salvation! Selah.

²⁰God is to us a God of acts of salvation; And to[4] GOD the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

²¹Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

²²The Lord said, "I will bring your enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the [Red] Sea,

²³That your foot may crush them in blood, That the tongue of your dogs may have its share from your enemies."

²⁴They have seen Your [solemn][5] procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary [in holiness].

²⁵The singers go in front, the players of instruments last; Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

²⁶Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him], The LORD, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

²⁷The youngest is there, Benjamin, ruling them, The princes of Judah and their company [the southern tribes], The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali [the northern tribes].

²⁸Your God has commanded your strength [your power in His service and your resistance to temptation]; Show Yourself strong, O God, who acted on our behalf.

²⁹Because of Your temple at Jerusalem [Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].

³⁰Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt], The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples; Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

³¹Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.

³²Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

³³To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

³⁴Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the skies.

³⁵O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary; The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!