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Psalms 67
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1(68) For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him.
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
2As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.
3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
4Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,
4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!
5[who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place.
5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs.
6God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7O God, when you went forth before your people, when you went through the wilderness; Pause:
7God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.
8the earth quaked, yes, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.
8The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9O God, you will grant to your inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but you did refresh it.
9You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.
10Your creatures dwell in it: you have in your goodness prepared for the poor.
10Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
11The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company.
11The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
12The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.
12“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
13Even if you⌃ should lie among the lots, [you⌃ shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.
13while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
14When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.
14When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
15The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.
15The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
16Therefore do you⌃ conceive [evil], you⌃ swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yes, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever.
16Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.
17The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.
17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
18You are gone up on high, you have led captivity captive, you have received gifts for man, yes, for [they were] rebellious , that you might dwell among them.
18You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.
19Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. Pause.
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.
20Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.
20God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
21But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.
21But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
22The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring [my people] again through the depths of the sea.
22The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,
23That your foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of your dogs [be stained] with that of [your] enemies.
23that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
24Your goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.
24They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25The princes went first, next beforethe players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.
25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,
26Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.
26“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”
27There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.
27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28O God, command you your strength: strengthen, O God, this which you have wrought in us.
28Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
29Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to you.
29Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.
30Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter you the nations that wish for wars.
30Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
32Sing to God, you⌃ kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. Pause.
32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord— Selah—
33Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: behold, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.
33to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
34Give you⌃ glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.
34Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
35God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God.
35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!