Psalms 68

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 For the leader. A psalm of David; a song.	1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 God will arise for battle; the enemy will be scattered; those who hate God will flee.	2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 The wind will disperse them like smoke; as wax is melted by fire, so the wicked will perish before God.	3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will celebrate with great joy.	4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5 Sing to God, praise the divine name; exalt the rider of the clouds. Rejoice before this God whose name is the LORD.	5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 Father of the fatherless, defender of widows-- this is the God whose abode is holy,	6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 Who gives a home to the forsaken, who leads prisoners out to prosperity, while rebels live in the desert.	7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah	8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 The earth quaked, the heavens shook, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.	9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 You claimed a land as your own, O God;	10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 your people settled there. There you poured abundant rains, God, graciously given to the poor in their need.	11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12 All you people so numerous,	12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 b) Every household will share the booty,	13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 c) its wings covered with yellow gold."	14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15 When the Almighty routed the kings there, the spoils were scattered like snow on Zalmon.	15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 You high mountains of Bashan, you rugged mountains of Bashan,	16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17 You rugged mountains, why look with envy at the mountain where God has chosen to dwell, where the LORD resides forever?	17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 God's chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place.	18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19 You went up to its lofty height; you took captives, received slaves as tribute. No rebels can live in the presence of God.	19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, who carries us. Selah	20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is in the LORD God's hands.	21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the hairy heads of those who walk in sin.	22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 The Lord has said: "Even from Bashan I will fetch them, fetch them even from the depths of the sea.	23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24 You will wash your feet in your enemy's blood; the tongues of your dogs will lap it up."	24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 Your procession comes into view, O God, your procession into the holy place, my God and king.	25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 The singers go first, the harpists follow; in their midst girls sound the timbrels.	26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 In your choirs, bless God; bless the LORD, you from Israel's assemblies.	27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28 In the lead is Benjamin, few in number; there the princes of Judah, a large throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali, too.	28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Summon again, O God, your power, the divine power you once showed for us.	29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Show it from your temple on behalf of Jerusalem, that kings may bring you tribute.	30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31 Roar at the wild beast of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls, the lords of nations; scatter the nations that delight in war.	31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Exact rich tribute from lower Egypt, from upper Egypt, gold and silver; make Ethiopia extend its hands to God.	32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; chant the praises of the Lord, Selah	33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Who rides the heights of the ancient heavens, whose voice is thunder, mighty thunder.	34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 Confess the power of God, whose majesty protects Israel, whose power is in the sky.	35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
36 Awesome is God in his holy place, the God of Israel, who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!