PSALM 68

Praise and Thanksgiving

Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him!

Psalm 68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before fire, let the wicked perish before God!

Psalm 68:3 But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!

Psalm 68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds;  his name is the LORD, exult before him!

Psalm 68:5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Psalm 68:6 God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psalm 68:7 O God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,

Psalm 68:8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, at the presence of God; yon Sinai quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Psalm 68:9 Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage as it languished;

Psalm 68:10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

Psalm 68:11 The Lord gives the command; great is the host of those who bore the tidings:

Psalm 68:12 “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil,

Psalm 68:13 though they stay among the sheepfolds  the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with green gold.

Psalm 68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings there, snow fell on Zalmon.

Psalm 68:15 O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!

Psalm 68:16 Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount which God desired for his abode, yes, where the LORD will dwell for ever?

Psalm 68:17 With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.

Psalm 68:18 You ascended the high mount, leading captives in your train, and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Psalm 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.

Psalm 68:20 Our God is a God of salvation; and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

Psalm 68:21 But God will shatter the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

Psalm 68:22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

Psalm 68:23 that you may bathe  your feet in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

Psalm 68:24 Your solemn processions are seen, O God, the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary

Psalm 68:25 the singers in front, the minstrels last, between them maidens playing timbrels:

Psalm 68:26 “Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”

Psalm 68:27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zeb'ulun, the princes of Naph'tali.

Psalm 68:28 Summon your might, O God; show your strength, O God, you who have wrought for us.

Psalm 68:29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings bear gifts to you.

Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample  under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.

Psalm 68:31 Let bronze be brought from Egypt; let Ethiopia hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

Psalm 68:32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord,

Psalm 68:33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.

Psalm 68:34 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies.

Psalm 68:35 Awesome is God in his  sanctuary, the God of Israel, he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!