Psalms 68 — Berean Standard Bible

¹ For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. ² As smoke is blown away, You will drive [them] out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. ³ But the righteous will be glad [and] rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy. ⁴ Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him. ⁵ A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows [is] God in His holy habitation. ⁶ God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners {out} to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched [land]. ⁷ O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah ⁸ the earth shook and the heavens poured down [rain] before God, the One [on] Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. ⁹ You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance. ¹⁰ Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor. ¹¹ The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim [it]: ¹² “Kings [and their] armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder. ¹³ Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.” ¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered the kings in [the land], it was like the snow falling on Zalmon. ¹⁵ A mountain of God [is] Mount Bashan; a mountain [of] [many] peaks [is] Mount Bashan. ¹⁶ Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? [This is] the mountain God chose for [His] dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. ¹⁷ The chariots of God [are] tens of thousands— thousands of thousands [are they]; the Lord [is] in His sanctuary [as He was at] Sinai. ¹⁸ You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even [from] the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell [there]. ¹⁹ Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah ²⁰ Our God [is] a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD [is our] rescuer from death. ²¹ Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways. ²² The Lord said, “I will retrieve [them] from Bashan, I will bring [them] up from the depths of the sea, ²³ that your foot may be dipped in the blood of [your] foes— the tongues of your dogs in [the same].” ²⁴ They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God [and] King into the sanctuary. ²⁵ The singers lead the way, the musicians [follow] after, among the maidens playing tambourines. ²⁶ Bless God in the great congregation; [bless] the LORD from the fountain of Israel. ²⁷ There [is] Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah [in] their company, the princes of Zebulun [and] of Naphtali. ²⁸ Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. ²⁹ Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts. ³⁰ Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, [until] it submits, [bringing] bars of silver. Scatter the nations [who] delight in war. ³¹ Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God. ³² Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord— Selah ³³ to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, {His} mighty voice resounds. ³⁴ Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty [is] over Israel, whose strength [is] in the skies. ³⁵ O God, [You are] awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to [His] people. Blessed [be] God!