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A Psalm of David, a Song.<p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext">2</span>Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered;</div><div class="po2">And let them that hate Him flee before Him.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-2.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;</div><div class="po2">As wax melteth before the fire,</div><div class="po2">So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-3.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But let the righteous be glad, let them exult before God;</div><div class="po2">Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Sing unto God, sing praises to His name;</div><div class="po2">Extol Him that rideth upon the skies, whose name is the LORD;</div><div class="po2">And exult ye before Him.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,</div><div class="po2">Is God in His holy habitation.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house;</div><div class="po2">He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;</div><div class="po2">The rebellious dwell but in a parched land.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people,</div><div class="po2">When Thou didst march through the wilderness;<br><div align="right">Selah</div></div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God;</div><div class="po2">Even yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-9.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down, O God;</div><div class="po2">When Thine inheritance was weary, Thou didst confirm it.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-10.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Thy flock settled therein;</div><div class="po2">Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-11.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The Lord giveth the word;</div><div class="po2">The women that proclaim the tidings are a great host.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-12.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Kings of armies flee, they flee;</div><div class="po2">And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-13.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When ye lie among the sheepfolds,</div><div class="po2">The wings of the dove are covered with silver,</div><div class="po2">And her pinions with the shimmer of gold.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-14.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>When the Almighty scattereth kings therein,</div><div class="po2">It snoweth in Zalmon.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-15.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;</div><div class="po2">A mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Why look ye askance, ye mountains of peaks,</div><div class="po2">At the mountain which God hath desired for His abode?</div><div class="po2">Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-17.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands;</div><div class="po2">The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive;</div><div class="po2">Thou hast received gifts among men,</div><div class="po2">Yea, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Blessed be the Lord, day by day He beareth our burden,</div><div class="po2">Even the God who is our salvation.<br><div align="right">Selah</div></div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>God is unto us a God of deliverances;</div><div class="po2">And unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-21.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies,</div><div class="po2">The hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-22.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The Lord said: ‘I will bring back from Bashan,</div><div class="po2">I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-23.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>That thy foot may wade through blood,</div><div class="po2">That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.’</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-24.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>They see Thy goings, O God,</div><div class="po2">Even the goings of my God, my King, in holiness.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-25.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The singers go before, the minstrels follow after,</div><div class="po2">In the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-26.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>‘Bless ye God in full assemblies,</div><div class="po2">Even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.’</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-27.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,</div><div class="po2">The princes of Judah their council,</div><div class="po2">The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-28.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Thy God hath commanded thy strength;</div><div class="po2">Be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-29.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem,</div><div class="po2">Whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-30.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,</div><div class="po2">The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples,</div><div class="po2">Every one submitting himself with pieces of silver;</div><div class="po2">He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war!</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-31.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-32.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;</div><div class="po2">O sing praises unto the Lord;<br><div align="right">Selah</div></div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-33.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old;</div><div class="po2">Lo, He uttereth His voice, a mighty voice.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-34.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Ascribe ye strength unto God;</div><div class="po2">His majesty is over Israel,</div><div class="po2">And His strength is in the skies.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/68-35.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Awful is God out of thy holy places;</div><div class="po2">The God of Israel, He giveth strength and power unto the people;</div><div class="po2">Blessed be God.</div></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/67.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 67"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 67" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/69.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" 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