Psalms 68:1
What does Psalms 68:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 68:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862To the Overseer. --A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God--scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Unto the end, for them that shall be changed; for David.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890LetGod arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 2:35
Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
- Psalms 89:10
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
- Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult the peoples are fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations are scattered.
- Psalms 132:8
Arise, O Jehovah, into thy resting-place; Thou, and the ark of thy strength.
- Psalms 21:8
Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
- Exodus 20:5
thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
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