PSALM 68

Let God’s Enemies Be Scattered

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

1 [fn]Let God ^H430 arise ^H6965, [fn]let His enemies ^H340 be scattered ^H6327,

And [fn]let those who hate ^H8130 Him flee ^H5127 before ^H4480 H6440 Him.

2 As smoke ^H6227 is driven ^H5086 away ^H5086, so drive ^H5086 them away ^H5086;

As wax ^H1749 melts ^H4549 before ^H4480 H6440 the fire ^H784,

So let the wicked ^H7563 perish ^H6 before ^H4480 H6440 God ^H430.

3 But let the righteous ^H6662 be ^H8055 glad ^H8055; let them exult ^H5970 before ^H6440 God ^H430;

And let them rejoice ^H7797 with gladness ^H8057.

4 Sing ^H7891 to God ^H430, sing ^H2167 praises ^H2167 to His name ^H8034;

[fn]Lift ^H5549 up ^H5549 a song for Him who rides ^H7392 through the deserts ^H6160,

Whose name ^H8034 is [fn]Yah ^H3050, and exult ^H5937 before ^H6440 Him.

5 A father ^H1 of the fatherless ^H3490 and a judge ^H1781 [fn]for the widows ^H490,

Is God ^H430 in His holy ^H6944 habitation ^H4583.

6 God ^H430 causes ^H3427 the lonely ^H3173 to inhabit ^H3427 a home ^H1004;

He leads ^H3318 out ^H3318 the prisoners ^H615 into prosperity ^H3574,

Only ^H389 the rebellious ^H5637 dwell ^H7931 in ^H7931 a parched ^H6707 land ^H6707.

7 O God ^H430, when You went ^H3318 forth ^H3318 before ^H6440 Your people ^H5971,

When You marched ^H6805 through the wasteland ^H3452, [fn]Selah ^H5542.

8 The earth ^H776 quaked ^H7493;

The heavens ^H8064 also ^H637 dripped ^H5197 rain at the presence ^H6440 of God ^H430;

[fn]Sinai ^H5514 itself ^H2088 quaked at the presence ^H6440 of God ^H430, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478.

9 You caused ^H5130 abundant ^H5071 rain ^H1653 to sprinkle ^H5130 down ^H5130, O God ^H430;

You established ^H3559 Your inheritance ^H5159 when it was ^H3811 [fn]parched ^H3811.

10 Your creatures ^H2416 inhabited ^H3427 it;

You established ^H3559 it in Your goodness ^H2896 for the poor ^H6041, O God ^H430.

11 The Lord ^H136 gives ^H5414 the word ^H561;

The women who proclaim ^H1319 the good news ^H1319 are a great ^H7227 host ^H6635:

12 “Kings ^H4428 of armies ^H6635 retreat ^H5074, they retreat ^H5074,

And she who ^H5116 remains ^H5116 at home ^H1004 will divide ^H2505 the spoil ^H7998!”

13 If ^H518 you men lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 among ^H996 the [fn]sheepfolds ^H8240,

You all would be like the wings ^H3671 of a dove ^H3123 covered ^H2645 with silver ^H3701,

And its pinions ^H84 with glistening ^H3422 gold ^H2742.

14 When the Almighty ^H7706 dispersed ^H6566 the kings ^H4428 [fn]there,

It was snowing ^H7949 in Zalmon ^H6756.

15 A [fn]mountain ^H2022 of God ^H430 is the mountain ^H2022 of Bashan ^H1316;

A mountain ^H2022 of many peaks ^H1386 is the mountain ^H2022 of Bashan ^H1316.

16 Why ^H4100 do you look ^H7520 with ^H7520 envy ^H7520, O mountains ^H2022 with many peaks ^H1386,

At the mountain ^H2022 which God ^H430 has prized ^H2530 for His habitation ^H3427?

Surely ^H637 Yahweh ^H3068 will dwell ^H7931 there forever ^H5331.

17 The chariots ^H7393 of God ^H430 are [fn]myriads ^H7239, thousands ^H8136 upon thousands ^H505;

[fn]The Lord ^H136 is among them as at Sinai ^H5514, in holiness ^H6944.

18 You have ascended ^H5927 on high ^H4791, You have led ^H7617 captive ^H7617 Your captives ^H7628;

You have received ^H3947 gifts ^H4979 among men ^H120,

Even among the rebellious ^H5637 also ^H637, that Yah ^H3050—God ^H430—may dwell ^H7931 there.

19 Blessed ^H1288 be the Lord ^H136, who daily ^H3117 bears ^H6006 our burden ^H6006,

The God ^H410 who is our salvation ^H3444. Selah ^H5542.

20 God ^H410 is to us a God ^H410 of [fn]salvation ^H4190;

And to Yahweh ^H3068 the Lord ^H136 belong escapes ^H8444 [fn]from death ^H4194.

21 Surely ^H389 God ^H430 will crush ^H4272 the head ^H7218 of His enemies ^H340,

The hairy ^H8181 [fn]skull ^H6936 of him who goes ^H1980 on in his guilty ^H817 deeds ^H817.

22 The Lord ^H136 [fn]said ^H559, “I will bring ^H7725 them back ^H7725 from Bashan ^H1316.

I will bring ^H7725 them back ^H7725 from the depths ^H4688 of the sea ^H3220;

23 That [fn]your foot ^H7272 may crush ^H4272 them in blood ^H1818,

The tongue ^H3956 of your dogs ^H3611 may have its portion ^H4521 from your enemies ^H340.”

24 They have seen ^H7200 Your [fn]procession ^H1979, O God ^H430,

The [fn]procession ^H1979 of my God ^H410, my King ^H4428, [fn]into the sanctuary ^H6944.

25 The singers ^H7891 went ^H6923 on ^H6923, the musicians ^H5059 after ^H310 them,

[fn]In the midst ^H8432 of the maidens ^H5959 beating ^H8608 tambourines ^H8608.

26 Bless ^H1288 God ^H430 in the congregations ^H4721,

Yahweh ^H3068, the fountain ^H4726 of Israel ^H3478.

27 There ^H8033 is Benjamin ^H1144, the [fn]youngest ^H6810, [fn]having ^H7287 dominion ^H7287 over them,

The princes ^H8269 of Judah ^H3063 in their throng ^H7277,

The princes ^H8269 of Zebulun ^H2074, the princes ^H8269 of Naphtali ^H5321.

28 [fn]Your God ^H430 has commanded ^H6680 your strength ^H5797;

Show ^H5810 Yourself strong ^H5810, O God ^H430, who ^H2098 has worked ^H6466 [fn]on our behalf.

29 [fn]Because ^H4480 of Your temple ^H1964 at Jerusalem ^H3389

Kings ^H4428 will bring ^H2986 gifts ^H7862 to You.

30 Rebuke ^H1605 the beast ^H2416 [fn]in the reeds ^H7070,

The herd ^H5712 of bulls ^H47 with the calves ^H5695 of the peoples ^H5971,

Trampling ^H7511 under foot ^H7511 the pieces ^H7518 of silver ^H3701;

He has cast out ^H967 the peoples ^H5971 who delight ^H2654 in war ^H7128.

31 Envoys ^H2831 will come ^H857 out of Egypt ^H4714;

[fn]Ethiopia ^H3568 will quickly ^H7323 stretch ^H7323 out ^H7323 her hands ^H3027 to God ^H430.

32 Sing ^H7891 to God ^H430, O kingdoms ^H4467 of the earth ^H776,

Sing ^H2167 praises ^H2167 to the Lord ^H136, Selah ^H5542.

33 To Him who rides ^H7392 upon the [fn]highest ^H8064 heavens ^H8064, which are from ancient ^H6924 times ^H6924;

Behold ^H2005, He gives ^H5414 forth His voice ^H6963, a voice ^H6963 that is strong ^H5797.

34 Ascribe ^H5414 strength ^H5797 to God ^H430;

His majesty ^H1346 is over ^H5921 Israel ^H3478

And His strength ^H5797 is in the [fn]skies ^H7834.

35 [fn]O God ^H430, You are awesome ^H3372 from Your [fn]sanctuary ^H4720.

The God ^H410 of Israel ^H3478 Himself ^H1931 gives ^H5414 strength ^H5797 and might ^H8592 to the people ^H5971.

Blessed ^H1288 be God ^H430!