Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 Psa 68:1 |
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song. [fn]Let God arise, [fn]let His enemies be scattered, And [fn]let those who hate Him flee before Him. |
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Psa 68:2 |
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God. |
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Psa 68:3 |
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. |
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Psa 68:4 |
Sing to God, sing praises to His name; [fn]Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is [fn]the LORD, and exult before Him. |
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Psa 68:5 |
A father of the fatherless and a judge [fn]for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. |
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Psa 68:6 |
God [fn]makes a home for the lonely; He leads out the prisoners into prosperity, Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land. |
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Psa 68:7 |
O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, [fn]Selah. |
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Psa 68:8 |
The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; [fn]Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. |
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Psa 68:9 |
You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [fn]parched. |
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Psa 68:10 |
Your creatures settled in it; You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God. |
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Psa 68:11 |
The Lord gives the [fn]command; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host: |
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Psa 68:12 |
"Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!" |
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Psa 68:13 |
[fn]When you lie down among the [fn]sheepfolds, You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And its pinions with glistening gold. |
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Psa 68:14 |
When the Almighty scattered the kings [fn]there, It was snowing in Zalmon. |
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Psa 68:15 |
A [fn]mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. |
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Psa 68:16 |
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God has desired for His abode? Surely the LORD will dwell there forever. |
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Psa 68:17 |
The chariots of God are [fn]myriads, thousands upon thousands; [fn]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness. |
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Psa 68:18 |
You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious also, that [fn]the LORD God may dwell there. |
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Psa 68:19 |
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. |
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Psa 68:20 |
God is to us a God of deliverances; And to [fn]GOD the Lord belong escapes [fn]from death. |
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Psa 68:21 |
Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds. |
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Psa 68:22 |
The Lord [fn]said, "I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea; |
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Psa 68:23 |
That [fn]your foot may shatter them in blood, The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies." |
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Psa 68:24 |
They have seen Your [fn]procession, O God, The [fn]procession of my God, my King, [fn]into the sanctuary. |
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Psa 68:25 |
The singers went on, the musicians after them, [fn]In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines. |
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Psa 68:26 |
Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel. |
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Psa 68:27 |
There is Benjamin, the [fn]youngest, [fn]ruling them, The princes of Judah in their throng, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. |
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Psa 68:28 |
[fn]Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted [fn]on our behalf. |
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Psa 68:29 |
[fn]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem Kings will bring gifts to You. |
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Psa 68:30 |
Rebuke the beasts [fn]in the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war. |
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Psa 68:31 |
Envoys will come out of Egypt; [fn]Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. |
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Psa 68:32 |
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, Sing praises to the Lord, Selah. |
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Psa 68:33 |
To Him who rides upon the [fn]highest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He [fn]speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice. |
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Psa 68:34 |
Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the [fn]skies. |
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Psa 68:35 |
[fn]O God, You are awesome from Your [fn]sanctuary. The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God! |
NASB Footnotes:
- (68:1) Or, God shall
- (68:1) Or, His enemies shall
- (68:1) Or, those who hate Him shall
- (68:4) Or, Cast up a highway
- (68:4) Hebrew: YAH
- (68:5) Literally: of
- (68:6) Literally: makes the solitary to dwell in a house
- (68:7) Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- (68:8) Literally: This is Sinai which
- (68:9) Literally: weary
- (68:11) Literally: word
- (68:13) Literally: If
- (68:13) Or, cooking stones or saddle bags
- (68:14) Literally: in it
- (68:15) Or, mighty mountain is
- (68:17) Literally: twice ten thousand
- (68:17) Another reading is The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
- (68:18) Hebrew: YAH
- (68:20) Hebrew: YHWH, usually rendered LORD
- (68:20) I.e. in view of; lit for
- (68:22) Or, says
- (68:23) Some versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
- (68:24) Literally: goings
- (68:24) Literally: in the sanctuary; or in holiness
- (68:25) Or, The maidens in the midst
- (68:27) Or, smallest
- (68:27) Or, their ruler
- (68:28) Some mss read Command, God
- (68:28) Literally: for us
- (68:29) Or, From Your temple
- (68:30) Literally: of
- (68:31) Literally: Cush
- (68:33) Literally: heaven of heavens of old
- (68:33) Literally: gives forth
- (68:34) Literally: clouds
- (68:35) Or, Awesome is God from your sanctuary
- (68:35) Literally: holy places
