Darby - Psalms - 68

68:1  LetGod arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him.

68:2  As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence ofGod.

68:3  But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult beforeGod and be glad with joy.

68:4  Sing untoGod, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him.

68:5  A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, isGod in his holy habitation.

68:6  God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched [land].

68:7  OGod, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness — (Selah) —

68:8  The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence ofGod, yon Sinai, at the presence ofGod, theGod of Israel.

68:9  Thou, OGod, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

68:10  Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, OGod!

68:11  The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.

68:12  Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

68:13  Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, [ye shall be as] wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

68:14  When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.

68:15  [As] mount Bashan is the mount ofGod, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.

68:16  Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount thatGod hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever.

68:17  The chariots ofGod are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.

68:18  Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.

68:19  Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us [with good], theGod who is our salvation. Selah.

68:20  OurGod is theGod of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth [even] from death.

68:21  VerilyGod will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

68:22  The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depth of the sea;

68:23  That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

68:24  They have seen thy goings, OGod, the goings of myGod, my King, in the sanctuary.

68:25  The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

68:26  In the congregations bless yeGod, the Lord, — [ye] from the fountain of Israel.

68:27  There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

68:28  ThyGod hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, OGod, that which thou hast wrought for us.

68:29  Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

68:30  Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.

68:31  Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands untoGod.

68:32  Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing untoGod; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)

68:33  Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

68:34  Ascribe ye strength untoGod: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

68:35  Terrible art thou, OGod, out of thy sanctuaries, — theGod of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed beGod!