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| Psalms 68:1 | Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him. | <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.> Let God be seen, and let his haters be put to flight; let those who are against him be turned back before him. | Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him. | |
| Psalms 68:2 | 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. | Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God. | As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. | |
| Psalms 68:3 | But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness. | But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy. | But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness. | |
| Psalms 68:4 | Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him. | Make songs to God, make songs of praise to his name; make a way for him who comes through the waste lands; his name is Jah; be glad before him. | Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds To Yah, his name! Rejoice before him. | |
| Psalms 68:5 | A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation. | A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place. | A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation. | |
| Psalms 68:6 | God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land. | Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land. | God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, But the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. | |
| Psalms 68:7 | O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah | O God, when you went out before your people, wandering through the waste land; (Selah.) | God, when you went forth before your people, When you marched through the wilderness... Selah. | |
| Psalms 68:8 | The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God: Yon Sinai [trembled] at the presence of God, the God of Israel. | The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel. | The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai At the presence of God, the God of Israel. | |
| Psalms 68:9 | Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. | You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage. | You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary. | |
| Psalms 68:10 | Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor. | Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God. | Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor. | |
| Psalms 68:11 | The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host. | The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public. | The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company. | |
| Psalms 68:12 | Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. | Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods. | "Kings of armies flee! They flee!" She who waits at home divides the spoil, | |
| Psalms 68:13 | When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold. | Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold. | While you sleep among the campfires, The wings of a dove sheathed with silver, Her feathers with shining gold. | |
| Psalms 68:14 | When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon. | When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon. | When the Almighty scattered kings in her, It snowed on Zalmon. | |
| Psalms 68:15 | A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan. | A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan. | The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged. | |
| Psalms 68:16 | Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever. | Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever. | Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, At the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever. | |
| Psalms 68:17 | The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary. | The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place. | The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary. | |
| Psalms 68:18 | Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them]. | You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power. | You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, Yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there. | |
| Psalms 68:19 | Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah | Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.) | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah. | |
| Psalms 68:20 | God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death. | Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death. | God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death. | |
| Psalms 68:21 | But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness. | The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways. | But God will strike through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness. | |
| Psalms 68:22 | The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea; | The Lord said, I will make them come back from Bashan, and from the deep parts of the sea; | The Lord said, "I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea; | |
| Psalms 68:23 | That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies. | So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same. | That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, That the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies." | |
| Psalms 68:24 | They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. | We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place. | They have seen your goings, God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary. | |
| Psalms 68:25 | The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. | The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments. | The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines, | |
| Psalms 68:26 | Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel. | Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel. | "Bless God in the congregations, Even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!" | |
| Psalms 68:27 | There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. | There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali. | There is little Benjamin, their ruler, The princes of Judah, their council, The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. | |
| Psalms 68:28 | Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. | O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us, | Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us. | |
| Psalms 68:29 | Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee. | Out of your Temple in Jerusalem. | Because of your temple at Jerusalem, Kings shall bring presents to you. | |
| Psalms 68:30 | Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war. | Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war. | Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war. | |
| Psalms 68:31 | Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. | Kings will give you offerings, they will come out of Egypt; from Pathros will come offerings of silver; Ethiopia will be stretching out her hands to God. | Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God. | |
| Psalms 68:32 | Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; Selah | Make songs to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O make songs of praise to the Lord; (Selah.) | Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah. | |
| Psalms 68:33 | To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. | To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power. | To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice. | |
| Psalms 68:34 | Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies. | Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds. | Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, His strength is in the skies. | |
| Psalms 68:35 | O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God. Psalm 69 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshanim. [A Psalm] of David. | O God, you are to be feared in your holy place: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God. | You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God! Psalm 69 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Lilies." By David. | |
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