Book of Psalms, No. 68
Psalms 68 NASB - New American Standard BibleNo. 68 of the Psalms—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ [a]Let 1God arise, [b]let His enemies be scattered,
And [c]let those who hate Him flee before Him. - As 2smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As 3wax melts before the fire,
So let the 4wicked perish before God. - But let the 5righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. - Sing to God, 6sing praises to His name;
[d]7Lift up a song for Him who 8rides through the deserts,
Whose 9name is [e]the LORD, and exult before Him. - ¶ A 10father of the fatherless and a 11judge [f]for the widows,
Is God in His 12holy habitation. - God [g]13makes a home for the lonely;
He 14leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only 15the rebellious dwell in a parched land. - ¶ O God, when You 16went forth before Your people,
When You 17marched through the wilderness, [h]Selah. - The 18earth quaked;
The 19heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[i]20Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel. - You 21shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [j]parched. - Your creatures settled in it;
You 22provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God. - ¶ The Lord gives the [k]command;
The 23women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host: - “24Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will 25divide the spoil!” - [l]When you lie down 26among the [m]sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold. - When the Almighty 27scattered the kings [n]there,
It was snowing in 28Zalmon. - ¶ A [o]29mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan. - Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has 30desired for His abode?
Surely 31the LORD will dwell there forever. - The 32chariots of God are [p]myriads, 33thousands upon thousands;
[q]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness. - You have 34ascended on high, You have 35led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that [r]the LORD God may dwell there. - ¶ Blessed be the Lord, who daily 36bears our burden,
37The God who is our salvation. Selah. - God is to us a 38God of deliverances;
And 39to [s]GOD the Lord belong escapes [t]from death. - Surely God will 40shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds. - The Lord [u]said, “41I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea; - That [v]42your foot may shatter them in blood,
The tongue of your 43dogs may have its portion from your enemies.” - ¶ They have seen 44Your [w]procession, O God,
The [x]procession of my God, my King, [y]45into the sanctuary. - The 46singers went on, the musicians after them,
[z]In the midst of the 47maidens beating tambourines. - 48Bless God in the congregations,
Even the LORD, you who are of the 49fountain of Israel. - There is 50Benjamin, the [aa]youngest, [ab]ruling them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of 51Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. - ¶ [ac]Your God has 52commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, 53who have acted [ad]on our behalf. - [ae]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
54Kings will bring gifts to You. - Rebuke the 55beasts [af]in the reeds,
The herd of 56bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has 57scattered the peoples who delight in war. - Envoys will come out of 58Egypt;
[ag]59Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God. - ¶ Sing to God, O 60kingdoms of the earth,
61Sing praises to the Lord, Selah. - To Him who 62rides upon the [ah]63highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, 64He [ai]speaks forth with His voice, a 65mighty voice. - 66Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And 67His strength is in the [aj]skies. - [ak]O God, You are 68awesome from Your [al]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself 69gives strength and power to the people.
70Blessed be God!
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Or God shall
- ^ Or His enemies shall
- ^ Or those who hate Him shall
- ^ Or Cast up a highway
- ^ Heb Yah
- ^ Lit of
- ^ Lit makes the solitary to dwell in a house
- ^ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- ^ Lit This is Sinai which
- ^ Lit weary
- ^ Lit word
- ^ Lit If
- ^ Or cooking stones or saddle bags
- ^ Lit in it
- ^ Or mighty mountain is
- ^ Lit twice ten thousand
- ^ Another reading is The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
- ^ Heb Yah
- ^ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- ^ I.e. in view of; lit for
- ^ 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 read Command, God
- ^ Lit for us
- ^ Or From Your temple
- ^ Lit of
- ^ Lit Cush
- ^ Lit heaven of heavens of old
- ^ Lit gives forth
- ^ Lit clouds
- ^ Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
- ^ Lit holy places
REFERENCES
- ^ Nu 10:35; Ps 12:5; 132:8
- ^ Ps 37:20; Is 9:18; Ho 13:3
- ^ Ps 22:14; 97:5; Mc 1:4
- ^ Ps 9:3; 37:20; 80:16
- ^ Ps 32:11; 64:10; 97:12
- ^ Ps 66:2
- ^ Is 57:14; 62:10
- ^ De 33:26; Ps 18:10; 68:33; Is 40:3
- ^ Ex 6:3; Ps 83:18
- ^ Ps 10:14; 146:9
- ^ De 10:18
- ^ De 26:15
- ^ Ps 107:4-7; 113:9
- ^ Ps 69:33; 102:20; 107:10, 14; 146:7; Ac 12:7; 16:26
- ^ Ps 78:17; 107:34, 40
- ^ Ex 13:21; Ps 78:14; Hab 3:13
- ^ Jg 5:4; Ps 78:52
- ^ Ex 19:18; Jg 5:4; 2Sa 22:8; Ps 77:18; Je 10:10
- ^ Jg 5:4; Ps 18:9; Is 45:8
- ^ Ex 19:18; Jg 5:5
- ^ Le 26:4; De 11:11; Jb 5:10; Eze 34:26
- ^ Ps 65:9; 74:19; 78:20; 107:9
- ^ Ex 15:20; 1Sa 18:6
- ^ Jos 10:16; Jg 5:19; Ps 135:11
- ^ Jg 5:30; 1Sa 30:24
- ^ Ge 49:14; Jg 5:16
- ^ Jos 10:10
- ^ Jg 9:48
- ^ Ps 36:6
- ^ De 12:5; Ps 87:1, 2; 132:13
- ^ Ps 132:14
- ^ 2Ki 6:17; Hab 3:8
- ^ De 33:2; Da 7:10
- ^ Ps 7:7; 47:5; Eph 4:8
- ^ Jg 5:12
- ^ Ps 55:22; Is 46:4
- ^ Ps 65:5
- ^ Ps 106:43
- ^ De 32:39; Ps 49:15; 56:13
- ^ Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13
- ^ Nu 21:33; Am 9:1-3
- ^ Ps 58:10
- ^ 1Ki 21:19; Je 15:3
- ^ Ps 77:13
- ^ Ps 63:2
- ^ 1Ch 13:8; 15:6; Ps 47:6
- ^ Ex 15:20; Jg 11:34
- ^ Ps 22:22, 23; 26:12
- ^ De 33:28; Is 48:1
- ^ Jg 5:14; 1Sa 9:21
- ^ Jg 5:18
- ^ Ps 29:11; 44:4
- ^ Is 26:12
- ^ 1Ki 10:10, 25; 2Ch 32:23; Ps 45:12; 72:10; Is 18:7
- ^ Jb 40:21; Eze 29:3
- ^ Ps 22:12
- ^ Ps 18:14; 89:10
- ^ Is 19:19, 21
- ^ Is 45:14; Zp 3:10
- ^ Ps 102:22
- ^ Ps 67:4
- ^ De 33:26; Ps 18:10; 104:3
- ^ De 10:14; 1Ki 8:27
- ^ Ps 46:6
- ^ Ps 29:4
- ^ Ps 29:1
- ^ Ps 150:1
- ^ De 7:21; 10:17; Ps 47:2; 66:5
- ^ Ps 29:11; Is 40:29
- ^ Ps 66:20; 2Co 1:3
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