PsalmsChapter 68

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¹For the choir leader. A psalm of David. A song.
God rises up.
His enemies run in all directions.
Those who hate him run away from him. ²Smoke is blown away.
In the same way, you will drive them away.
Wax melts in the fire.
In the same way, the wicked will perish when God is near. ³But those who are right with God will be glad.
They will be happy before God.
They will celebrate with joy. ⁴Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.
Lift up the one who rides on the clouds.
His name is the LORD.
Be glad before him. ⁵God is a father to children who have no father.
He protects widows.
He does this from his holy home. ⁶God gives lonely people a family.
He leads prisoners out to a good life.
But those who rebel live in a land burned by the sun. ⁷God, you went out in front of your people.
You marched through the wild land. Selah ⁸Then the earth shook.
The skies poured down rain before God, the one of Sinai.
They poured rain before God, the God of Israel. ⁹God, you sent plenty of rain.
You gave new strength to your own tired inheritance. ¹⁰Your flock made its home there.
God, from your good gifts you gave to the poor. ¹¹The Lord gives the word.
A great crowd of women tell the news: ¹²"Kings and their armies run away fast!
The woman who stays at home divides up the plunder. ¹³You may lie down among the sheep pens.
But the wings of the dove are covered with silver.
Her feathers shine with gold." ¹⁴The Almighty scattered the kings in the land.
It was like snow falling on Zalmon. ¹⁵Mount Bashan is a mountain of God.
Mount Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.a ¹⁶Mountains with many peaks, why do you look on with envy?
This is the mountain God chose for his home.
The LORD will surely live there forever. ¹⁷God's chariots number tens of thousands.
They are thousands upon thousands.
The Lord is in his holy place, as he was at Sinai. ¹⁸You went up on high.
You led away captives.
You received gifts from people,
even from those who rebel,
so that the LORD God may live there. ¹⁹Bless the Lord!
Every day he carries our heavy load.
He is the God who saves us. Selah ²⁰Our God is a God who saves.
The Lord GOD rescues us from death. ²¹God will surely crush the heads of his enemies.
He will crush the hairy heads of those who keep on sinning. ²²The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them up from the bottom of the sea. ²³Then your feet may wade in the blood of your enemies.
Your dogs' tongues will have their share too." ²⁴God, they have seen you parade in.
They have seen my God and King march into the holy place. ²⁵The singers lead the way.
The musicians follow.
Young women play tambourines among them. ²⁶Bless God in the great gathering.
Bless the LORD, you who come from the spring of Israel. ²⁷There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them.
The princes of Judah are with them.
The princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali are there too. ²⁸God, call up your power.
Show your strength, God,
the strength you have used for us. ²⁹Kings will bring you gifts
because of your temple at Jerusalem. ³⁰Rebuke the wild animal in the reeds,
the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations,
until it gives in and brings bars of silver.
Scatter the nations who love war. ³¹Messengers will come from Egypt.
Cush will reach out her hands to God. ³²Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth.
Sing praises to the Lord. Selah ³³Sing to the one who rides across the highest, ancient skies.
Listen! His mighty voice thunders. ³⁴Say that power belongs to God.
His majesty is over Israel.
His strength is in the skies. ³⁵God, you are awesome in your holy place.
The God of Israel himself gives strength and power to his people.
Bless God!