Psalms 68

1 LetGod arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.

1 Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him.

2 As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence ofGod.

2Let 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 the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult beforeGod and be glad with joy.

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

4 Sing untoGod, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him.

4Make 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 of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, isGod in his holy habitation.

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

6 God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched [land].

6Those 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 OGod, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness — (Selah) —

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

8 The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence ofGod, yon Sinai, at the presence ofGod, theGod of Israel.

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

9 Thou, OGod, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

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

10 Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, OGod!

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

11 The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.

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

12 Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

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

13 Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, [ye shall be as] wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

13Will 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 Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.

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

15 [As] mount Bashan is the mount ofGod, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.

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

16 Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount thatGod hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever.

16Why 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 chariots ofGod are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.

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

18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.

18You 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 Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us [with good], theGod who is our salvation. Selah.

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

20 OurGod is theGod of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth [even] from death.

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

21 VerilyGod will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

21The 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 bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depth of the sea;

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

23 That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

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

24 They have seen thy goings, OGod, the goings of myGod, my King, in the sanctuary.

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

25 The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

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

26 In the congregations bless yeGod, the Lord, — [ye] from the fountain of Israel.

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

27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

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

28 ThyGod hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, OGod, that which thou hast wrought for us.

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

29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

29Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.

30 Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.

30Say 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 Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands untoGod.

31Kings 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 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing untoGod; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)

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

33 Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

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

34 Ascribe ye strength untoGod: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

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

35 Terrible art thou, OGod, out of thy sanctuaries, — theGod of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed beGod!

35O 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.