chapter_Psalm_68
Psalm 68:1: To the Overseer. &#8212; A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God &#8212; scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face. Psalm 68:2: As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God. Psalm 68:3: And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness. Psalm 68:4: Sing ye to God &#8212; praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah is His name, and exult before Him. Psalm 68:5: Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 68:6: God &#8212; causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only &#8212; the refractory have inhabited a dry place. Psalm 68:7: O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah. Psalm 68:8: The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai &#8212; before God, the God of Israel. Psalm 68:9: A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it. Psalm 68:10: Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God. Psalm 68:11: The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers are a numerous host. Psalm 68:12: Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil. Psalm 68:13: Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold. Psalm 68:14: When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon. Psalm 68:15: A hill of God is the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights is the hill of Bashan. Psalm 68:16: Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever. Psalm 68:17: The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary. Psalm 68:18: Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God. Psalm 68:19: Blessed is the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself is our salvation. Selah. Psalm 68:20: God Himself is to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death. Psalm 68:21: Only &#8212; God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt. Psalm 68:22: The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea. Psalm 68:23: So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, In the blood of enemies &#8212; the tongue of Thy dogs.' Psalm 68:24: They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary. Psalm 68:25: Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels. Psalm 68:26: In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord &#8212; from the fountain of Israel. Psalm 68:27: There is little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun &#8212; heads of Naphtali. Psalm 68:28: Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us. Psalm 68:29: Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present. Psalm 68:30: Rebuke 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. Psalm 68:31: Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God. Psalm 68:32: Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah. Psalm 68:33: To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice. Psalm 68:34: Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel is His excellency, and His strength in the clouds. Psalm 68:35: Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed is God!
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