Psalms Psalm 68

1God will arise, and his enemies shall be scattered: they also that hate him, shall flee before him.

2As the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away: and as wax melteth before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3But the righteous shall be glad, and rejoice before God: yea, they shall leap for joy.

4Sing unto God, and sing praises unto his name: exalt him that rideth upon the heavens, in his Name Jah, and rejoice before him.

5He is a Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows, even God in his holy habitation.

6God maketh the solitary to dwell in families, and delivereth them that were prisoners in stocks: but the rebellious shall dwell in a dry land.

7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wilderness, (Selah.)

8The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of this God: even Sinai was moved at the presence of God, even the God of Israel.

9Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance, and thou didst refresh it when it was weary.

10Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared it for the poor.

11The Lord gave matter to the women to tell of the great army.

12Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee, and she that remained in the house, divided the spoil.

13Though ye have lain among pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver, and whose feathers are like yellow gold.

14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as the snow in Zalmon.

15The mountain of God is like the mountain of Bashan: it is an high mountain, as mount Bashan.

16Why leap ye, ye high mountains? as for this Mountain, God delighteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17The chariots of God are twenty thousand thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuary of Sinai.

18Thou art gone up on high: thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men: yea, even the rebellious hast thou led, that the Lord God might dwell there.

19Praised be the Lord, even the God of our salvation, which ladeth us daily with benefits. Selah.

20This is our God, even the God that saveth us: and to the Lord God belong the issues of death.

21Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy pate of him that walketh in his sins.

22The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again from Bashan: I will bring them again from the depths of the Sea:

23That thy foot may be dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogs in the blood of the enemies, even in it.

24They have seen, O God, thy goings, the goings of my God, and my king, which art in the Sanctuary.

25The singers went before, the players of instruments after: in the midst were the maids playing with timbrels.

26Praise ye God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

27There was little Benjamin with their ruler, and the Princes of Judah with their assembly, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28Thy GOD hath appointed thy strength: establish, O God, that which thou first wrought in us,

29Out of thy Temple upon Jerusalem, and kings shall bring presents unto thee.

30Destroy the company of the spearmen, and multitude of the mighty bulls with the calves of the people, that tread under feet pieces of silver: scatter the people that delight in war.

31Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall haste to stretch her hands unto God.

32Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: sing praise unto the Lord, (Selah)

33To him that rideth upon the most high heavens, which were from the beginning: behold, he will send out by his voice a mighty sound.

34Ascribe the power to God: for his majesty is upon Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

35O God, thou art terrible out of thine holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto the people: praised be God.