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A psalm of David. A song.</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><A name="2"></a><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm"></a>God arises. His enemies scatter,and those who hate him flee from his presence.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.1.1">a</a> <A name="3"></a><a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">2</a>As smoke is blown away,so you blow them away.As wax melts before the fire,so the wicked are destroyed before God.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.2.1">a</a> <A name="4"></a><a href="/psalms/68-3.htm">3</a>But the righteous are glad;they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.3.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="5"></a><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">4</a>Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.Exalt him who rides on the clouds<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.4.1">A</a> — his name is the Lord<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.4.2">B</a> — and celebrate before him.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.4.1">a</a> <A name="6"></a><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">5</a>God in his holy dwelling isa father of the fatherlessand a champion of widows.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.5.1">a</a> <A name="7"></a><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">6</a>God provides homes for those who are deserted.He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.6.1">A</a>but the rebellious live in a scorched land.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.6.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="8"></a><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">7</a>God, when you went out before your people,when you marched through the desert,Selah <A name="9"></a><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">8</a>the earth trembled and the skies poured rainbefore God, the God of Sinai,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.8.1">A</a>before God, the God of Israel.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.8.1">a</a> <A name="10"></a><a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">9</a>You, God, showered abundant rain;you revived your inheritance when it languished.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.9.1">a</a> <A name="11"></a><a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">10</a>Your people settled in it;God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.10.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="12"></a><a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">11</a>The Lord gave the command;a great company of women brought the good news:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.11.1">a</a> <A name="13"></a><a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">12</a>“The kings of the armies flee — they flee! ”She who stays at home divides the spoil.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.12.1">a</a> <A name="14"></a><a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">13</a>While<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.13.1">A</a> you lie among the sheep pens,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.13.2">B</a>the wings of a dove are covered with silver,and its feathers with glistening gold.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.13.1">a</a> <A name="15"></a><a href="/psalms/68-14.htm">14</a>When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,it snowed on Zalmon.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.14.1">a</a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.14.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="16"></a><a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">15</a>Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain;Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.15.1">a</a> <A name="17"></a><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">16</a>Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,at the mountain God desired for his abode?The Lord will dwell there forever!<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.16.1">a</a> <A name="18"></a><a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">17</a>God’s chariots are tens of thousands,thousands and thousands;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.17.1">a</a>the Lord is among them in the sanctuary<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.17.1">A</a>as he was at Sinai.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.17.2">b</a> <A name="19"></a><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">18</a>You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;you received gifts from<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.18.1">A</a> people,even from the rebellious,so that the Lord God might dwell there.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.18.2">B</a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.18.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="20"></a><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">19</a>Blessed be the Lord!Day after day he bears our burdens;God is our salvation.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.19.1">a</a>Selah <A name="21"></a><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">20</a>Our God is a God of salvation,and escape from death belongs to the Lord my Lord.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.20.1">a</a> <A name="22"></a><a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">21</a>Surely God crushes the heads of his enemies,the hairy brow of one who goes on in his guilty acts.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.21.1">a</a> <A name="23"></a><a href="/psalms/68-22.htm">22</a>The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan;I will bring them back from the depths of the sea<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.22.1">a</a> <A name="24"></a><a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">23</a>so that your foot may wade<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.23.1">A</a> in bloodand your dogs’ tongues may have their sharefrom the enemies.”<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.23.1">a</a> <A name="25"></a><a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">24</a>People have seen your procession, God,the procession of my God,my King, in the sanctuary.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.24.1">a</a> <A name="26"></a><a href="/psalms/68-25.htm">25</a>Singers lead the way,with musicians following;among them are young womenplaying tambourines.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.25.1">a</a> <A name="27"></a><a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">26</a>Bless God in the assemblies;bless the Lord from the fountain of Israel.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.26.1">a</a> <A name="28"></a><a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">27</a>There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,the rulers of Judah in their assembly,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.27.1">A</a>the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.27.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="29"></a><a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">28</a>Your God has decreed your strength.Show your strength, God,you who have acted on our behalf.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.28.1">a</a> <A name="30"></a><a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">29</a>Because of your temple at Jerusalem,kings will bring tribute to you.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.29.1">a</a> <A name="31"></a><a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">30</a>Rebuke the beast in the reeds,the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.30.1">a</a>Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.30.1">A</a>Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.30.2">b</a> <A name="32"></a><a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">31</a>Ambassadors will come<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Psalms.68.31.1">A</a> from Egypt;Cush will stretch out its hands to God.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.31.1">a</a></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"> <A name="33"></a><a href="/psalms/68-32.htm">32</a>Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;sing praise to the Lord,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.32.1">a</a>Selah <A name="34"></a><a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">33</a>to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.33.1">a</a>Look, he thunders with his powerful voice!<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.33.2">b</a> <A name="35"></a><a href="/psalms/68-34.htm">34</a>Ascribe power to God.His majesty is over Israel;his power is among the clouds.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.34.1">a</a> <A name=""></a><a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">35</a>God, you are awe-inspiring in your sanctuaries.The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.Blessed be God!<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Psalms.68.35.1">a</a></blockquote> <section id="footnotes-Psalms.68" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.4.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.4">68:4</a> Or rides through the desert</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.4.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.4">68:4</a> Hb Yah</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.6.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.6">68:6</a> Or prisoners with joyous music ; Hb uncertain</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.8.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.8">68:8</a> Or God, this one of Sinai</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.13.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.13">68:13</a> Or If</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.13.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.13">68:13</a> Or the campfires, or the saddlebags ; Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.14.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.14">68:14</a> Or Black Mountain</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.17.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.17">68:17</a> Or in holiness, also in v. 24</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.18.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.18">68:18</a> Lit among</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.18.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.18">68:18</a> Or even those rebelling against the Lord God’s living there ; Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.23.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.23">68:23</a> LXX, Syr read dip</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.27.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.27">68:27</a> Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.30.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.30">68:30</a> Or peoples, trampling on those who take pleasure in silver, or peoples, trampling on the bars of silver, or peoples, who trample each other for bars of silver</aside><aside id="fn.Psalms.68.31.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.31">68:31</a> Or They bring red cloth, or They bring bronze</aside> <section id="cross-references-Psalms.68" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.1.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.1">68:1</a> Nm 10:35; Ps 7:6; Ezk 30:26</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.2.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.2">68:2</a> Ps 37:20; Hs 13:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.3.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.3">68:3</a> Ps 32:11; 40:16; 64:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.4.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.4">68:4</a> Dt 33:26; Ps 7:17; 66:4; Is 19:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.5.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.5">68:5</a> Dt 24:17,19; Ps 146:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.6.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.6">68:6</a> Ps 107:14; 113:9; 146:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.8.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.7">68:7-8</a> Ex 19:16–18; Jdg 5:4–5</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.9.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.9">68:9</a> Lv 26:4; Ezk 34:26</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.10.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.10">68:10</a> Ps 74:19; 78:20; 107:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.11.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.11">68:11</a> 1Sm 18:6–7</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.12.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.12">68:12</a> Jos 10:16; Jdg 5:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.13.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.13">68:13</a> Gn 49:14; Jdg 5:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.14.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.14">68:14</a> Jos 10:10; Jdg 9:48</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.15.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.15">68:15</a> Ps 36:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.16.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.16">68:16</a> Ps 48:1–2; 132:13–14; Is 2:2–4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.17.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.17">68:17</a> Hab 3:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.17.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.17">68:17</a> Dt 33:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.18.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.18">68:18</a> Dt 21:10; Ps 7:7; Eph 4:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.19.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.19">68:19</a> Ps 55:22; Is 46:3–4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.20.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.20">68:20</a> Dt 32:39; Ps 49:15; 56:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.21.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.21">68:21</a> Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.22.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.22">68:22</a> Nm 21:33; Am 9:1–4</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.23.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.23">68:23</a> 1Kg 21:19; 22:38; Jr 15:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.24.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.24">68:24</a> Ps 42:4; Is 60:11</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.25.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.25">68:25</a> Ex 15:20; Jdg 11:34; 1Sm 18:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.26.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.26">68:26</a> Ps 22:25; 26:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.27.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.27">68:27</a> Jdg 5:14,18; 1Sm 9:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.28.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.28">68:28</a> Ps 44:4; Is 26:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.29.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.29">68:29</a> Ps 72:10; Is 18:7; Hg 2:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.30.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.30">68:30</a> Ps 22:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.30.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.30">68:30</a> Ps 18:42; 89:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.31.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.31">68:31</a> Is 45:14; Zph 3:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.32.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.32">68:32</a> Ps 67:4; 102:22</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.33.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.33">68:33</a> Dt 33:26</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.33.2"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.33">68:33</a> Ps 29:3–5; 46:6; Is 30:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.34.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.34">68:34</a> Ps 29:1; 150:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Psalms.68.35.1"><a href="#start-Psalms.68.35">68:35</a> Dt 10:21; Ps 29:11; Is 40:29</aside> <section id="study-notes-Psalms.68" 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