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Of David. A Psalm. A Song.</h4><div class="poetry">1Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered;     let those who hate him flee before him. 2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;     as wax melts before the fire,     let the wicked perish before God. 3But let the righteous be joyful;     let them exult before God;     let them be jubilant with joy.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">4Sing to God, sing praises to his name;     lift up a song to him who rides upon the cloudsa</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote a">a</a>]— his name is the Lord—     be exultant before him.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">5Father of orphans and protector of widows     is God in his holy habitation. 6God gives the desolate a home to live in;     he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,     but the rebellious live in a parched land.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">7O God, when you went out before your people,     when you marched through the wilderness,Selah 8the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain     at the presence of God, the God of Sinai,     at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad;     you restored your heritage when it languished; 10your flock found a dwelling in it;     in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">11The Lord gives the command;     great is the company of thoseb</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote b">b</a>] who bore the tidings: 12    “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil, 13    though they stay among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver,     its pinions with green gold. 14When the Almightyc</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote c">c</a>] scattered kings there,     snow fell on Zalmon.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">15O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan;     O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! 16Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountain,     at the mount that God desired for his abode,     where the Lord will reside forever?</div> <div class="poetry top-1">17With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand,     thousands upon thousands,     the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.d</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote d">d</a>] 18You ascended the high mount,     leading captives in your train     and receiving gifts from people, even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there. 19Blessed be the Lord,     who daily bears us up;     God is our salvation.Selah 20Our God is a God of salvation,     and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">21But God will shatter the heads of his enemies,     the hairy crown of those who walk in their guilty ways. 22The Lord said,     “I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, 23so that you may bathee</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote e">e</a>] your feet in blood,     so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe.”</div> <div class="poetry top-1">24Your solemn processions are seen,f</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote f">f</a>] O God,     the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— 25the singers in front, the musicians last,     between them girls playing tambourines: 26“Bless God in the great congregation,     the Lord, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!” 27There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,     the princes of Judah in a body,     the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">28Summon your might, O God;     show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before. 29Because of your temple at Jerusalem     kings bear gifts to you. 30Rebuke the wild animals that live among the reeds,     the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trampleg</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote g">g</a>] under foot those who lust after tribute;     scatter the peoples who delight in war.h</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote h">h</a>] 31Let bronze be brought from Egypt;     let Ethiopiai</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote i">i</a>] hasten to stretch out its hands to God.</div> <div class="poetry top-1">32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth;     sing praises to the Lord,Selah 33O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens;     listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. 34Ascribe power to God,     whose majesty is over Israel;     and whose power is in the skies. 35Awesome is God in hisj</a>]'>[<a href="#fen" xtitle="See footnote j">j</a>] sanctuary,     the God of Israel;     he gives power and strength to his people.</div><div class="poetry top-1">Blessed be God!</div> <A name="fen"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes</h4><ol><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:4">Psalm 68:4</a> Or cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:11">Psalm 68:11</a> Or company of the women</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:14">Psalm 68:14</a> Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:17">Psalm 68:17</a> Cn: Heb The Lord among them Sinai in the holy (place)</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:23">Psalm 68:23</a> Gk Syr Tg: Heb shatter</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:24">Psalm 68:24</a> Or have been seen</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:30">Psalm 68:30</a> Cn: Heb Trampling</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:30">Psalm 68:30</a> Meaning of Heb of verse 30 is uncertain</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:31">Psalm 68:31</a> Or Nubia; Heb Cush</li><li id="fen"><a hlef="#en" xtitle="Go to Psalm 68:35">Psalm 68:35</a> Gk: Heb from your</li></ol></div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 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