Psalm 68
NASB



The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

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1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
(a)Let (A)God arise, (b)let His enemies be scattered,
And (c)let those who hate Him flee before Him.
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As (B)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (C)wax melts before the fire,
So let the (D)wicked perish before God.
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But let the (E)righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
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Sing to God, (F)sing praises to His name;
(d)(G)Lift up a song for Him who (H)rides through the deserts,
Whose (I)name is (e)the Lord, and exult before Him.
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A (J)father of the fatherless and a (K)judge (f)for the widows,
Is God in His (L)holy habitation.
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6
God (g)(M)makes a home for the lonely;
He (N)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (O)the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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O God, when You (P)went forth before Your people,
When You (Q)marched through the wilderness, (h)Selah.
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The (R)earth quaked;
The (S)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
(i)(T)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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You (U)shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was (j)parched.
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10
Your creatures settled in it;
You (V)provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.
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11
The Lord gives the (k)command;
The (W)women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
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12
“(X)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will (Y)divide the spoil!”
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13
(l)When you lie down (Z)among the (m)sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
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14
When the Almighty (AA)scattered the kings (n)there,
It was snowing in (AB)Zalmon.
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15
A (o)(AC)mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
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16
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has (AD)desired for His abode?
Surely (AE)the Lord will dwell there forever.
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17
The (AF)chariots of God are (p)myriads, (AG)thousands upon thousands;
(q)The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
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18
You have (AH)ascended on high, You have (AI)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that (r)the Lord God may dwell there.
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19
Blessed be the Lord, who daily (AJ)bears our burden,
(AK)The God who is our salvation. Selah.
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20
God is to us a (AL)God of deliverances;
And (AM)to (s)God the Lord belong escapes (t)from death.
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Surely God will (AN)shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.
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The Lord (u)said, “(AO)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;
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That (v)(AP)your foot may shatter them in blood,
The tongue of your (AQ)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”
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They have seen (AR)Your (w)procession, O God,
The (x)procession of my God, my King, (y)(AS)into the sanctuary.
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The (AT)singers went on, the musicians after them,
(z)In the midst of the (AU)maidens beating tambourines.
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(AV)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (AW)fountain of Israel.
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27
There is (AX)Benjamin, the (aa)youngest, (ab)ruling them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of (AY)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
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28
(ac)Your God has (AZ)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, (BA)who have acted (ad)on our behalf.
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29
(ae)Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(BB)Kings will bring gifts to You.
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30
Rebuke the (BC)beasts (af)in the reeds,
The herd of (BD)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has (BE)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
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31
Envoys will come out of (BF)Egypt;
(ag)(BG)Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
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32
Sing to God, O (BH)kingdoms of the earth,
(BI)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.
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To Him who (BJ)rides upon the (ah)(BK)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (BL)He (ai)speaks forth with His voice, a (BM)mighty voice.
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34
(BN)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And (BO)His strength is in the (aj)skies.
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(ak)O God, You are (BP)awesome from Your (al)sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (BQ)gives strength and power to the people.
(BR)Blessed be God!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 68:1: ['Or ', God shall]
b. Psalm 68:1: ['Or ', His enemies shall]
c. Psalm 68:1: ['Or ', those who hate Him shall]
d. Psalm 68:4: ['Or ', Cast up, ' a highway']
e. Psalm 68:4: ['Heb ', Yah]
f. Psalm 68:5: ['Lit ', of]
g. Psalm 68:6: ['Lit ', makes the solitary to dwell in a house]
h. Psalm 68:7: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]
i. Psalm 68:8: ['Lit ', This is Sinai, ' which']
j. Psalm 68:9: ['Lit ', weary]
k. Psalm 68:11: ['Lit ', word]
l. Psalm 68:13: ['Lit ', If]
m. Psalm 68:13: ['Or ', cooking stones, ' or ', saddle bags]
n. Psalm 68:14: ['Lit ', in it]
o. Psalm 68:15: ['Or ', mighty mountain is]
p. Psalm 68:17: ['Lit ', twice ten thousand]
q. Psalm 68:17: ['Another reading is ', The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary]
r. Psalm 68:18: ['Heb ', Yah]
s. Psalm 68:20: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord]
t. Psalm 68:20: ['I.e. in view of; lit ', for]
u. Psalm 68:22: ['Or ', says]
v. Psalm 68:23: ['Some versions render, you may ', bathe your foot in blood]
w. Psalm 68:24: ['Lit ', goings]
x. Psalm 68:24: ['Lit ', goings]
y. Psalm 68:24: ['Lit ', in the sanctuary, '; or ', in holiness]
z. Psalm 68:25: ['Or ', The maidens in the midst]
aa. Psalm 68:27: ['Or ', smallest]
ab. Psalm 68:27: ['Or ', their ruler]
ac. Psalm 68:28: ['Some mss read ', Command, God]
ad. Psalm 68:28: ['Lit ', for us]
ae. Psalm 68:29: ['Or ', From Your temple]
af. Psalm 68:30: ['Lit ', of]
ag. Psalm 68:31: ['Lit ', Cush]
ah. Psalm 68:33: ['Lit ', heaven of heavens of old]
ai. Psalm 68:33: ['Lit ', gives forth]
aj. Psalm 68:34: ['Lit ', clouds]
ak. Psalm 68:35: ['Or ', Awesome is God from your sanctuary]
al. Psalm 68:35: ['Lit ', holy places]

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