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Psalms
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Psalms 68 [Commentary] [Map] 
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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.
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As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.
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But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
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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.
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A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
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God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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O God, when You went forth before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.
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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.
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You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.
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Your creatures settled in it;
You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.
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The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
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"Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!"
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When you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
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When the Almighty scattered the kings there,
It was snowing in Zalmon.
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A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
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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.
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The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
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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.
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation. Selah.
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God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
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Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.
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The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;
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That your foot may shatter them in blood,
The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies."
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They have seen Your procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
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The singers went on, the musicians after them,
In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.
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Bless God in the congregations,
Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel.
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There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
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Your God has commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.
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Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
Kings will bring gifts to You.
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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.
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Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
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Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.
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To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.
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Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.
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O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people.
Blessed be God!
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