Thematic Bible

Psalm 68:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Psalm 68:2

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.

Psalm 68:3

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

Psalm 68:4

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,
Whose name is the Lord, and exult before Him.

Psalm 68:5

A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

Psalm 68:6

God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psalm 68:7

O God, when You went forth before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

Psalm 68:8

The earth quaked;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Psalm 68:9

You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.

Psalm 68:10

Your creatures settled in it;
You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.

Psalm 68:11

The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:12

Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:13

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.

Psalm 68:14

When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.

Psalm 68:15

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

Psalm 68:16

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?
Surely the Lord will dwell there forever.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:17

The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.

Psalm 68:18

You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

Psalm 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation. Selah.

Psalm 68:20

God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:21

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

Psalm 68:22

The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;

Psalm 68:23

That your foot may shatter them in blood,
The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

Psalm 68:24

They have seen Your procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:25

The singers went on, the musicians after them,
In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

Psalm 68:26

Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the fountain of Israel.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 68:27

There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

Psalm 68:28

Your God has commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.

Psalm 68:29

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
Kings will bring gifts to You.

Psalm 68:30

Rebuke the beasts in the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Psalm 68:31

Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

Psalm 68:32

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.

Psalm 68:33

To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.

Psalm 68:34

Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.

Psalm 68:35

O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people.
Blessed be God!