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  68:1 ¶
[[For the end, a Psalm of a Song by David.]] Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered; and let them that hate him flee from before him. |
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68:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician,ºº
A Psalmº
[or] Songº
of David.]]º
Let Elohimº
arise,ºº
let his enemiesºº
be scattered:ºº
let them also that hateºº
him fleeºº
beforeºº
him. |
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68:2
As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God. |
68:2
As smokeº
is driven away,ºº
[so] drive [them] away:ºº
as waxº
meltethºº
beforeºº
the fire,º
[so] let the wickedº
perishºº
at the presenceºº
of Elohim.º |
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68:3
But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy. |
68:3
But let the righteousº
be glad;ºº
let them rejoiceºº
beforeº
Elohim:º
yea, let them exceedinglyº
rejoice.ºº |
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68:4
Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him, |
68:4
Singºº
unto Elohim,º
sing praisesºº
to his name:º
extolºº
him that ridethºº
upon the heavensº
by his nameº
YAH,º
and rejoiceºº
beforeº
him. |
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68:5
[who is] the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: [such is] God in his holy place. |
68:5
A fatherº
of the fatherless,º
and a judgeº
of the widows,º
[is] Elohimº
in his holyº
habitation.º |
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68:6
God settles the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, [even] them that dwell in tombs. |
68:6
Elohimº
settethºº
the solitaryº
in families:º
he bringeth outºº
those which are boundº
with chains:º
butº
the rebelliousºº
dwellºº
in a dryº
[land]. |
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68:7
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; Pause: |
68:7
O Elohim,º
when thou wentest forthºº
beforeº
thy people,º
when thou didst marchºº
through the wilderness;º
Selah:º |
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68:8
the earth quaked, yea, the heavens dropped [water] at the presence of the God of Sinai{gr.Sina}, at the presence of the God of Israel. |
68:8
The earthº
shook,ºº
the heavensº
alsoº
droppedºº
at the presenceºº
of Elohim:º
[even] Sinaiº
itselfº
[was moved] at the presenceºº
of Elohim,º
the Elohimº
of Israel.º |
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68:9
O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it. |
68:9
Thou, O Elohim,º
didst sendºº
a plentifulº
rain,º
whereby thouº
didst confirmºº
thine inheritance,º
when it was weary.ºº |
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68:10
Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the poor. |
68:10
Thy congregationº
hath dweltºº
therein: thou, O Elohim,º
hast preparedºº
of thy goodnessº
for the poor.º |
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68:11
The Lord God will give a word to them that preach [it] in a great company. |
68:11
Yahwehº
gaveºº
the word:º
greatº
[was] the companyº
of those that publishedºº
[it]. |
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68:12
The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, [will] even [grant them] for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils. |
68:12
Kingsº
of armiesº
did fleeºº
apace:ºº
and she that tarriedº
at homeº
dividedºº
the spoil.º |
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68:13
Even if ye should lie among the lots, [ye shall have] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold. |
68:13
Thoughº
ye have lienºº
amongº
the pots,º
[yet shall ye be as] the wingsº
of a doveº
coveredºº
with silver,º
and her feathersº
with yellowº
gold.º |
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68:14
When the heavenly One scatters kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon. |
68:14
When Shaddaiº
scatteredºº
kingsº
in it, it was [white] as snowºº
in Salmon.º |
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68:15
The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain. |
68:15
The hillº
of Elohimº
[is as] the hillº
of Bashan;º
an highº
hillº
[as] the hillº
of Bashan.º |
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68:16
Wherefore do ye conceive [evil], ye swelling mountains? [this is] the mountain which God has delighted to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell [in it] for ever. |
68:16
Whyº
leapºº
ye, ye highº
hills?º
[this is] the hillº
[which] Elohimº
desirethºº
to dwellº
in;ºº
yea,º
Yahwehº
will dwellºº
[in it] for ever.º |
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68:17
The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sinai{gr.Sina}, in the holy place. |
68:17
The chariotsº
of Elohimº
[are] twenty thousand,º
[even] thousandsº
of angels:º
Yahwehº
[is] among them, [as in] Sinai,º
in the holyº
[place]. |
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68:18
Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for man, yea, for [they were] rebellious, that thou mightest dwell among them. |
68:18
Thou hast ascendedºº
on high,º
thou hast led captivityº
captive:ººº
thou hast receivedºº
giftsº
for men;º
yea, [for] the rebelliousºº
also,º
that Yahº
Elohimº
might dwellºº
[among them]. |
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68:19
Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. Pause. |
68:19
Blessedºº
[be] Yahweh,º
[who] dailyº
loadethºº
us [with benefits, even] the Elº
of our salvation.º
Selah.º |
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68:20
Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death. |
68:20
[He that is] our Elº
[is] the Elº
of salvation;º
and unto Yahwehº
Adonaiº
[belong] the issuesº
from death.º |
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68:21
But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses. |
68:21
Butº
Elohimº
shall woundºº
the headº
of his enemies,ºº
[and] the hairyº
scalpº
of such an one as goeth on stillºº
in his trespasses.º |
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68:22
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan{gr.Basan}, I will bring [my people] again through the depths of the sea. |
68:22
Yahwehº
said,ºº
I will bring againºº
from Bashan,ºº
I will bring [my people] againºº
from the depthsºº
of the sea:º |
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68:23
That thy foot may be dipped in blood, [and] the tongue of thy dogs [be stained] with that of [thine] enemies. |
68:23
Thatº
thy footº
may be dippedºº
in the bloodº
of [thine] enemies,ººº
[and] the tongueº
of thy dogsº
in the same.º |
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68:24
Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary. |
68:24
They have seenºº
thy goings,º
O Elohim;º
[even] the goingsº
of my El,º
my King,º
in the sanctuary.º |
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68:25
The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels. |
68:25
The singersºº
went before,ºº
the players on instrumentsºº
[followed] after;º
amongº
[them were] the damselsº
playing with timbrels.ºº |
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68:26
Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel. |
68:26
Blessºº
ye Elohimº
in the congregations,º
[even] Yahweh,ºº
from the fountainºº
of Israel.º |
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68:27
There is Benjamin the younger [one] in ecstasy, the princes of Judah{gr.Juda} their rulers, the princes of Zebulun{gr.Zabulon}, the princes of Naphtali{gr.Nephthali}. |
68:27
Thereº
[is] littleº
Benjaminº
[with] their ruler,ºº
the princesº
of Judahº
[and] their council,º
the princesº
of Zebulun,º
[and] the princesº
of Naphtali.º |
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68:28
O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou hast wrought in us. |
68:28
Thy Elohimº
hath commandedºº
thy strength:º
strengthen,ºº
O Elohim,º
that whichº
thou hast wroughtºº
for us. |
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68:29
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to thee. |
68:29
Because of thy templeºº
atº
Jerusalemº
shall kingsº
bringºº
presentsº
unto thee. |
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68:30
Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations [be rebuked], so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars. |
68:30
Rebukeºº
the companyº
of spearmen,º
the multitudeº
of the bulls,º
with the calvesº
of the people,º
[till every one] submitºº
himselfº
with piecesº
of silver:º
scatterºº
thou the peopleº
[that] delightºº
in war.º |
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68:31
Ambassadors shall arrive out of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}; Ethiopia shall hasten [to stretch out] her hand readily to God. |
68:31
Princesº
shall come outºº
ofº
Egypt;º
Ethiopiaº
shall soon stretch outºº
her handsº
unto Elohim.º |
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68:32
Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. Pause. |
68:32
Singºº
unto Elohim,º
ye kingdomsº
of the earth;º
O sing praisesºº
unto Yahweh;º
Selah:º |
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68:33
Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice. |
68:33
To him that ridethºº
upon the heavensº
of heavens,º
[which were] of old;º
lo,º
he doth send outºº
his voice,º
[and that] a mightyº
voice.º |
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68:34
Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds. |
68:34
Ascribeºº
ye strengthº
unto Elohim:º
his excellencyº
[is] overº
Israel,º
and his strengthº
[is] in the clouds.º |
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68:35
God is wonderful in his holy [places], the God of Israel: he will give power and strength to his people: blessed be God. |
68:35
O Elohim,º
[thou art] terribleºº
out of thy holy places:ºº
the Elº
of Israelº
[is] heº
that givethºº
strengthº
and powerº
unto [his] people.º
Blessedºº
[be] Elohim.º |
