‏ Psalms 68

To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song.

1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him: 2As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about,—As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God. 3But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness. 4Sing ye to God, Make music of his Name,—Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains,—Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him. 5The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation. 6God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.

7O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, [Selah.] 8Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God,—This Sinai—at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it: 10Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God! 11Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host: 12Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil. 13Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold. 14When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:

15A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan!— 16Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it ever! 17The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary! 18Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest. 19Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. [Selah.] 20The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death. 21Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes,—The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.

22Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back,—I will bring back from the depths of the sea: 23That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood,—The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion. 24They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary: 25In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels: 26In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel: 27There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali. 28Thy God hath commanded thy strength,—The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us. 29Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift— 30Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver,—Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight. 31Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.

32Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. [Selah.] 33Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength. 34Ascribe ye strength unto God,—Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary,— 35As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!