68:1 | May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. |
68:2 | As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. |
68:3 | But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. |
68:4 | Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds--his name is the LORD--and rejoice before him. |
68:5 | A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. |
68:6 | God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. |
68:7 | When you went out before your people, O God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah |
68:8 | the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
68:9 | You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance. |
68:10 | Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, O God, you provided for the poor. |
68:11 | The Lord announced the word, and great was the company of those who proclaimed it: |
68:12 | "Kings and armies flee in haste; in the camps men divide the plunder. |
68:13 | Even while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold." |
68:14 | When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon. |
68:15 | The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains; rugged are the mountains of Bashan. |
68:16 | Why gaze in envy, O rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever? |
68:17 | The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary. |
68:18 | When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious--that you, O LORD God, might dwell there. |
68:19 | Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah |
68:20 | Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. |
68:21 | Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. |
68:22 | The Lord says, "I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea, |
68:23 | that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share." |
68:24 | Your procession has come into view, O God, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. |
68:25 | In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the maidens playing tambourines. |
68:26 | Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel. |
68:27 | There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah's princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. |
68:28 | Summon your power, O God; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before. |
68:29 | Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts. |
68:30 | Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war. |
68:31 | Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God. |
68:32 | Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord, Selah |
68:33 | to him who rides the ancient skies above, who thunders with mighty voice. |
68:34 | Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the skies. |
68:35 | You are awesome, O God, in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God! |
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