Psalms 68

1To the Overseer. --A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God--scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

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

2As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

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.

3And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

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

4Sing ye to God--praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah <FI>is<Fi> His name, and exult 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.

5Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, <FI>Is<Fi> God in His holy habitation.

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

6God--causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only--the refractory have inhabited a dry place.

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.

7O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.

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

8The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai--before God, the God 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.

9A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

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

10Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

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

11The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers <FI>are<Fi> a numerous host.

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

12Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

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

13Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

13Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

14When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

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

15A hill of God <FI>is<Fi> the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights <FI>is<Fi> the hill of Bashan.

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

16Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle 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.

17The chariots of God <FI>are<Fi> myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord <FI>is<Fi> among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

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

18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

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.

19Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself <FI>is<Fi> our salvation. Selah.

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

20God Himself <FI>is<Fi> to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

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

21Only--God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

21The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

22The Lord said: `From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

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

23So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, <FI>In the blood of<Fi> enemies--the tongue of Thy dogs.'

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

24They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

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

25Singers have been before, Behind <FI>are<Fi> players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

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

26In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord--from the fountain of Israel.

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

27There <FI>is<Fi> little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun--heads of Naphtali.

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

28Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

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

29Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present.

29Out of your Temple in Jerusalem.

30Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.

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.

31Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.

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.

32Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah.

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

33To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

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

34Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel <FI>is<Fi> His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

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

35Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> God!

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.