For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David.
68:1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate
him flee from before him.
68:2 As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so
let the sinners perish from before God.
68:3 But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be
delighted with joy.
68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides
upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be
troubled before the face of him,
68:5 [who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is]
God in his holy place.
68:6 God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily,
also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.
68:7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest
through the wilderness; Pause:
68:8 the earth quaked, yea, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of
the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
68:9 O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was
weary, but thou didst refresh it.
68:10 Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the
poor.
68:11 The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great
company.
68:12 The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even
[grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.
68:13 Even if ye should lie among the lots, [ye shall have] the wings of a
dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.
68:14 When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made
snow-white in Selmon.
68:15 The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich
mountain.
68:16 Wherefore do ye conceive [evil], ye swelling mountains? [this is] the
mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell [in
it] for ever.
68:17 The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing
ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.
68:18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast
received gifts for man, yea, for [they were] rebellious, that thou mightest
dwell among them.
68:19 Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our
salvation shall prosper us. Pause.
68:20 Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues
from death.
68:21 But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them
that go on in their trespasses.
68:22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring [my people]
again through the depths of the sea.
68:23 That thy foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of thy dogs [be
stained] with that of [thine] enemies.
68:24 Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in
the sanctuary.
68:2 The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the
midst of damsels playing on timbrels.
68:26 Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of
Israel.
68:27 There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda
their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
68:28 O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou
hast wrought in us.
68:29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to thee.
68:30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the
heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with
silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars.
68:31 Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to
stretch out] her hand readily to God.
68:32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. Pause.
68:33 Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will
utter a mighty sound with his voice.
68:34 Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is
in the clouds.
68:35 God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give
power and strength to his people: blessed be God. |
To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of
David. 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also
that hate him flee before him.
68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the
fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
68:3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let
them exceedingly rejoice.
68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the
heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his
holy habitation.
68:6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are
bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
68:7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march
through the wilderness; Selah:
68:8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
68:9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm
thine inheritance, when it was weary.
68:10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy
goodness for the poor.
68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published
it.
68:12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided
the spoil.
68:13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a
dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in
Salmon.
68:15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of
Bashan.
68:16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to
dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the
Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast
received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God
might dwell among them.
68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God
of our salvation. Selah.
68:20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord
belong the issues from death.
68:21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of
such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
68:22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people
again from the depths of the sea:
68:23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the
tongue of thy dogs in the same.
68:24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King,
in the sanctuary.
68:25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
68:26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of
Israel.
68:27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and
their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
68:28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which
thou hast wrought for us.
68:29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto
thee.
68:30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the
calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver:
scatter thou the people that delight in war.
68:31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her
hands unto God.
68:32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord;
Selah:
68:33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo,
he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
68:34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his
strength is in the clouds.
68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is
he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. |