Psm68:1 Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered; let those who hate him flee before him.
Psm68:2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God.
Psm68:3 But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy.
Psm68:4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds-- his name is the LORD-- be exultant before him.
Psm68:5 Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
Psm68:6 God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land.
Psm68:7 O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,Selah
Psm68:8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain at the presence of God, the God of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Psm68:9 Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished;
Psm68:10 your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
Psm68:11 The Lord gives the command; great is the company of those who bore the tidings:
Psm68:12 "The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!" The women at home divide the spoil,
Psm68:13 though they stay among the sheepfolds-- the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with green gold.
Psm68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings there, snow fell on Zalmon.
Psm68:15 O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
Psm68:16 Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, where the LORD will reside forever?
Psm68:17 With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.
Psm68:18 You ascended the high mount, leading captives in your train and receiving gifts from people, even from those who rebel against the LORD God's abiding there.
Psm68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.Selah
Psm68:20 Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
Psm68:21 But God will shatter the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of those who walk in their guilty ways.
Psm68:22 The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
Psm68:23 so that you may bathe your feet in blood, so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe."
Psm68:24 Your solemn processions are seen, O God, the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary--
Psm68:25 the singers in front, the musicians last, between them girls playing tambourines:
Psm68:26 "Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel's fountain!"
Psm68:27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in a body, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
Psm68:28 Summon your might, O God; show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before.
Psm68:29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings bear gifts to you.
Psm68:30 Rebuke the wild animals that live 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.
Psm68:31 Let bronze be brought from Egypt; let Ethiopia hasten to stretch out its hands to God.
Psm68:32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord,Selah
Psm68:33 O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens; listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
Psm68:34 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel; and whose power is in the skies.
Psm68:35 Awesome is God in his sanctuary, the God of Israel; he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
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