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A psalm of David.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.</p><p class="line2">Let those who hate God run for their lives.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Blow them away like smoke.</p><p class="line2">Melt them like wax in a fire.</p><p class="line2">Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But let the godly rejoice.</p><p class="line2">Let them be glad in God’s presence.</p><p class="line2">Let them be filled with joy.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Sing praises to God and to his name!</p><p class="line2">Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line1">His name is the LORD—</p><p class="line2">rejoice in his presence!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—</p><p class="line2">this is God, whose dwelling is holy.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>God places the lonely in families;</p><p class="line2">he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.</p><p class="line1">But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,</p><p class="line2">when you marched through the dry wasteland,</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain</p><p class="line2">before you, the God of Sinai,</p><p class="line2">before God, the God of Israel.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You sent abundant rain, O God,</p><p class="line2">to refresh the weary land.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>There your people finally settled,</p><p class="line2">and with a bountiful harvest, O God,</p><p class="line2">you provided for your needy people.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The Lord gives the word,</p><p class="line2">and a great army<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> brings the good news.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Enemy kings and their armies flee,</p><p class="line2">while the women of Israel divide the plunder.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—</p><p class="line2">doves with wings of silver</p><p class="line2">and feathers of gold.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The Almighty scattered the enemy kings</p><p class="line2">like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The mountains of Bashan are majestic,</p><p class="line2">with many peaks stretching high into the sky.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains,</p><p class="line2">at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,</p><p class="line2">where the LORD himself will live forever?</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots,</p><p class="line2">the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>When you ascended to the heights,</p><p class="line2">you led a crowd of captives.</p><p class="line1">You received gifts from the people,</p><p class="line2">even from those who rebelled against you.</p><p class="line2">Now the LORD God will live among us there.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!</p><p class="line2">For each day he carries us in his arms.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Our God is a God who saves!</p><p class="line2">The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But God will smash the heads of his enemies,</p><p class="line2">crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan;</p><p class="line2">I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>You, my people, will wash<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> your feet in their blood,</p><p class="line2">and even your dogs will get their share!”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Your procession has come into view, O God—</p><p class="line2">the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Singers are in front, musicians behind;</p><p class="line2">between them are young women playing tambourines.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Praise God, all you people of Israel;</p><p class="line2">praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.</p><p class="line2">Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah</p><p class="line2">and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Summon your might, O God.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a></p><p class="line2">Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The kings of the earth are bringing tribute</p><p class="line2">to your Temple in Jerusalem.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Rebuke these enemy nations—</p><p class="line2">these wild animals lurking in the reeds,</p><p class="line2">this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.</p><p class="line1">Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.</p><p class="line2">Scatter the nations that delight in war.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a>;</p><p class="line2">let Ethiopia<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> bring tribute to God.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth.</p><p class="line2">Sing praises to the Lord.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,</p><p class="line2">his mighty voice thundering from the sky.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Tell everyone about God’s power.</p><p class="line2">His majesty shines down on Israel;</p><p class="line2">his strength is mighty in the heavens.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/68-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>God is awesome in his sanctuary.</p><p class="line2">The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">Praise be to God!</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:4 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">rides through the deserts.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:11 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">a host of women.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:23 </span><span class="ft">As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">shatter.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:28 </span><span class="ft">As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek and Syriac versions; most Hebrew manuscripts read </span><span class="it">Your God has commanded your strength.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:31a </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">of rich cloth.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">68:31b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">Cush.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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