Psalms 68

¹Psalms 68:1. For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.²Psalms 68:2. As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.³Psalms 68:3. But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.⁴Psalms 68:4. Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.⁵Psalms 68:5. A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.⁶Psalms 68:6. God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.⁷Psalms 68:7. O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah⁸Psalms 68:8. the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.⁹Psalms 68:9. You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.¹⁰Psalms 68:10. Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.¹¹Psalms 68:11. The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:¹²Psalms 68:12. “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.¹³Psalms 68:13. Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”¹⁴Psalms 68:14. When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.¹⁵Psalms 68:15. A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.¹⁶Psalms 68:16. Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.¹⁷Psalms 68:17. The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.¹⁸Psalms 68:18. You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.¹⁹Psalms 68:19. Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah²⁰Psalms 68:20. Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.²¹Psalms 68:21. Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.²²Psalms 68:22. The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,²³Psalms 68:23. that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”²⁴Psalms 68:24. They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.²⁵Psalms 68:25. The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.²⁶Psalms 68:26. Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.²⁷Psalms 68:27. There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.²⁸Psalms 68:28. Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.²⁹Psalms 68:29. Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.³⁰Psalms 68:30. Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.³¹Psalms 68:31. Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.³²Psalms 68:32. Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah³³Psalms 68:33. to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.³⁴Psalms 68:34. Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.³⁵Psalms 68:35. O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!