68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish in the presence of God. |
68:3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God. Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. |
68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides upon the clouds Whose name is the LORD, and rejoice before Him. |
68:5 In His holy habitation God is the father of the fatherless and the judge of the widows. |
68:6 God gives the lonely a home to dwell in; He brings out those who are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. |
68:7 O God, when You marched before Your people, You marched through the wilderness. Selah, |
68:8 The earth shook, indeed the heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. |
68:9 You, O God, sent a plentiful rain by which You confirmed Your inheritance when it was weary. |
68:10 Your congregation has dwelt in it; You, O God, in Your goodness have provided for the poor. |
68:11 The LORD gave the word; great was the company of those that proclaimed it: |
68:12 "Kings of armies fled away; and she who remained at home divided the plunder. |
68:13 When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold." |
68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, You caused snow to fall in Zalmon. |
68:15 The mountain of Bashan is God's mountain; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan. |
68:16 Why do you gaze in envy, O mountain range, at the mountain God has chosen for His resting place? Yea, the LORD will dwell in it forever. |
68:17 The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; the LORD is among them, in Sinai, in the holy place. |
68:18 You have ascended on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O LORD God. |
68:19 Blessed is the LORD; He daily bears our burdens, the God of our salvation. Selah. |
68:20 Our God is the God of salvation; for unto the sovereign Lord belong the issues of death. |
68:21 Yea, God shall crush the head of His enemies, and the hairy crown of him who walks on still in his trespasses. |
68:22 The LORD said, "I will bring again from Bashan; I will bring back My people from the depths of the sea; |
68:23 So that your foot may wade through the blood, and the tongues of your dogs share in it from your enemies." |
68:24 They have seen Your goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. |
68:25 The singers went in front; then the musicians came last; in between them were the maidens playing the timbrels. |
68:26 O bless God in the congregations, even the Lord, You Who are from the fountain of Israel. |
68:27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the leaders of Judah and their multitude, the leaders of Zebulun, and the leaders of Naphtali. |
68:28 Your God has commanded your strength; O God, be strong in that which You have worked out for us, |
68:29 Out of Your temple in Jerusalem, where kings shall bring presents to You. |
68:30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, the multitude of bulls, the calves of the people, trampling underfoot the pieces of silver. He scatters the people who delight in war. |
68:31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall stretch out her hands unto God. |
68:32 Sing unto God, you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the LORD. Selah. |
68:33 To Him Who rides upon the heaven of heavens which are of old; lo, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice. |
68:34 34 Ascribe power to God: His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the clouds. |
68:35 O God, You are awesome from Your holy sanctuary; the God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to the people. Blessed be God. |