Psalms:68 Parallel Bible - KJV BAS |
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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. |
| 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. |
| Psalms 68:3 | But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. | But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy. |
| Psalms 68:4 | Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice 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. |
| 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. |
| Psalms 68:6 | God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry 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. |
| 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.) |
| Psalms 68:8 | 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. | The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel. |
| Psalms 68:9 | Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby 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. |
| Psalms 68:10 | Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. | Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God. |
| Psalms 68:11 | The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. | The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public. |
| Psalms 68:12 | Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. | Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods. |
| Psalms 68:13 | 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. | Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold. |
| Psalms 68:14 | When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. | When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon. |
| Psalms 68:15 | The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. | A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan. |
| Psalms 68:16 | 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. | 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. |
| Psalms 68:17 | The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. | The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place. |
| Psalms 68:18 | 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. | 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. |
| Psalms 68:19 | Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. | Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.) |
| Psalms 68:20 | He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. | Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death. |
| Psalms 68:21 | But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. | The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways. |
| Psalms 68:22 | The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people 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; |
| Psalms 68:23 | That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. | So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same. |
| Psalms 68:24 | They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. | We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place. |
| Psalms 68:25 | The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were 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. |
| Psalms 68:26 | Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. | Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel. |
| Psalms 68:27 | There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and 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. |
| 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, |
| Psalms 68:29 | Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. | Out of your Temple in Jerusalem. |
| Psalms 68:30 | 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. | 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. |
| Psalms 68:31 | Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon 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. |
| Psalms 68:32 | Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: | Make songs to God, you kingdoms of the earth; O make songs of praise to the Lord; (Selah.) |
| Psalms 68:33 | 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. | To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power. |
| Psalms 68:34 | Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. | Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds. |
| Psalms 68:35 | 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. | 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. |
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