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Psalm 68 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Let God’s Enemies Be Scattered

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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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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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But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;

And let them rejoice with gladness.

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Sing to God, sing praises to His name;

[fn]Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,

Whose name is [fn]Yah, and exult before Him.

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A father of the fatherless and a judge [fn]for the widows,

Is God in His holy habitation.

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God causes the lonely to inhabit a home;

He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,

Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

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O God, when You went forth before Your people,

When You marched through the wasteland, [fn]Selah.

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The earth quaked;

The heavens also dripped rain at the presence of God;

[fn]Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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You caused abundant rain to sprinkle down, O God;

You established Your inheritance when it was [fn]parched.

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Your creatures inhabited it;

You established it in Your goodness for the poor, O God.

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The Lord gives the word;

The women who proclaim the good news are a great host:

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“Kings of armies retreat, they retreat,

And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”

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If you men lie down among the [fn]sheepfolds,

You all would be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,

And its pinions with glistening gold.

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When the Almighty dispersed the kings [fn]there,

It was snowing in Zalmon.

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A [fn]mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;

A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

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Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,

At the mountain which God has prized for His habitation?

Surely Yahweh will dwell there forever.

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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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You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;

You have received gifts among men,

Even among the rebellious also, that Yah—God—may dwell there.

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Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,

The God who is our salvation. Selah.

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God is to us a God of [fn]salvation;

And to Yahweh the Lord belong escapes [fn]from death.

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Surely God will crush the head of His enemies,

The hairy [fn]skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

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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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That [fn]your foot may crush them in blood,

The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

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They have seen Your [fn]procession, O God,

The [fn]procession of my God, my King, [fn]into the sanctuary.

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The singers went on, the musicians after them,

[fn]In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

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Bless God in the congregations,

Yahweh, the fountain of Israel.

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There is Benjamin, the [fn]youngest, [fn]having dominion over them,

The princes of Judah in their throng,

The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

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[fn]Your God has commanded your strength;

Show Yourself strong, O God, who has worked [fn]on our behalf.

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[fn]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem

Kings will bring gifts to You.

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Rebuke the beast [fn]in the reeds,

The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,

Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;

He has cast out the peoples who delight in war.

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Envoys will come out of Egypt;

[fn]Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

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Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,

Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.

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To Him who rides upon the [fn]highest heavens, which are from ancient times;

Behold, He gives forth His voice, a voice that is strong.

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Ascribe strength to God;

His majesty is over Israel

And His strength is in the [fn]skies.

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[fn]O God, You are awesome from Your [fn]sanctuary.

The God of Israel Himself gives strength and might to the people.

Blessed be God!

LSB Footnotes
Or God shall
Or His enemies shall
Or those who hate Him shall
Or Cast up a highway
The shortened form of Yahweh, found in poetry and praise (e.g. Hallelujah), and in names (e.g. Zechariah)
Lit of
Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
Lit This is Sinai which
Lit weary
Or cooking stones, saddle bags
Lit in it
Or mighty mountain is
Lit twice ten thousand
Or The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
Lit salvations
In view of; lit for
Or crown
Or says
Some versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
Lit goings
Lit goings
Lit in the sanctuary; or in holiness
Or The maidens in the midst
Or smallest
Or their ruler
Some mss Command, God
Lit for us
Or From Your temple
Lit of
Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6
Lit heaven of heavens of old
Lit clouds
Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
Lit holy places
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