Psalm 68 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

68 [a]May (A)God arise, [b]may His enemies be scattered,
And [c]may those who hate Him flee from His presence.
2 As (B)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (C)wax melts before a fire,
So the (D)wicked will perish before God.
3 But the (E)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God;
Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God, (F)sing praises to His name;
[d](G)Exalt Him who (H)rides through the deserts,
Whose (I)name is [e]the Lord, and be jubilant before Him.

5 A (J)father of the fatherless and a (K)judge [f]for the widows,
Is God in His (L)holy dwelling.
6 God [g](M)makes a home for the lonely;
He (N)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (O)the rebellious live in parched lands.

7 God, when You (P)went forth before Your people,
When You (Q)marched through the desert, Selah
8 The (R)earth quaked;
The (S)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[h](T)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 You (U)made plentiful rain fall, God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [i]parched.
10 Your creatures settled in it;
In Your kindness You (V)provided for the poor, God.

11 The Lord gives the [j]command;
The (W)women who proclaim good news are a great army:
12 “(X)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will (Y)divide the spoils!”
13 [k]When you lie down (Z)among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with [l]glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (AA)scattered the kings [m]there,
It was snowing in (AB)Zalmon.

15 (AC)The mountain of Bashan is a [n]mountain of God;
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
16 Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks,
At the mountain God has (AD)desired as His dwelling?
Indeed, (AE)the Lord will dwell there forever.
17 The (AF)chariots of God are [o]myriads, (AG)thousands upon thousands;
[p]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have (AH)ascended on high, You have (AI)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that [q]the Lord God may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (AJ)bears our burden,
(AK)The God who is our salvation. Selah
20 God is to us a (AL)God of salvation;
And (AM)to [r]God the Lord belong ways of escape [s]from death.
21 God certainly will (AN)shatter the heads of His enemies,
The hairy [t]head of one who goes about in his guilt.
22 The Lord [u]said, “(AO)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 So that [v](AP)your foot may shatter them in blood,
And the tongue of your (AQ)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

24 They have seen (AR)Your procession, God,
The procession of my God, my King, [w](AS)into the sanctuary.
25 The (AT)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[x]In the midst of the (AU)young women beating tambourines.
26 (AV)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (AW)fountain of Israel.
27 (AX)Benjamin, the [y]youngest, is there, [z]ruling them,
The leaders of Judah in their company,
The leaders of (AY)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

28 [aa]Your God has (AZ)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, God, You (BA)who acted [ab]in our behalf.
29 [ac]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(BB)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (BC)animals [ad]in the reeds,
The herd of (BD)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling the pieces of silver;
He has (BE)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31 [ae]Messengers will come from (BF)Egypt;
[af](BG)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, you (BH)kingdoms of the earth,
(BI)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him who (BJ)rides upon the [ag](BK)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (BL)He [ah]speaks with His voice, a (BM)mighty voice.
34 (BN)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And (BO)His strength is in the [ai]skies.
35 [aj]God, You are (BP)awesome from Your [ak]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (BQ)gives strength and power to the people.
(BR)Blessed be God!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:1 Or God shall
  2. Psalm 68:1 Or His enemies shall
  3. Psalm 68:1 Or those who hate Him shall
  4. Psalm 68:4 Or Prepare the way for Him
  5. Psalm 68:4 Heb Yah
  6. Psalm 68:5 Lit of
  7. Psalm 68:6 Lit makes the solitary to dwell in a house
  8. Psalm 68:8 Lit This is Sinai which
  9. Psalm 68:9 Lit weary
  10. Psalm 68:11 Lit word
  11. Psalm 68:13 Lit If
  12. Psalm 68:13 I.e., gold alloyed with silver
  13. Psalm 68:14 Lit in it
  14. Psalm 68:15 Or mighty mountain
  15. Psalm 68:17 Lit twice 10,000
  16. Psalm 68:17 Another reading is The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
  17. Psalm 68:18 Heb Yah
  18. Psalm 68:20 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  19. Psalm 68:20 I.e., in view of; lit for
  20. Psalm 68:21 Lit skull
  21. Psalm 68:22 Or says
  22. Psalm 68:23 Some ancient versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
  23. Psalm 68:24 Or in holiness
  24. Psalm 68:25 Or The maidens in the midst
  25. Psalm 68:27 Or smallest
  26. Psalm 68:27 Or their ruler
  27. Psalm 68:28 Some mss Command, God
  28. Psalm 68:28 Lit for us
  29. Psalm 68:29 Or From Your temple
  30. Psalm 68:30 Lit of
  31. Psalm 68:31 As in LXX; MT uncertain, possibly, Articles of bronze; or Articles of red cloth
  32. Psalm 68:31 Or Ethiopia
  33. Psalm 68:33 Lit heaven of heavens of old
  34. Psalm 68:33 Lit gives forth
  35. Psalm 68:34 Lit clouds
  36. Psalm 68:35 Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
  37. Psalm 68:35 Lit holy places

Cross references

  1. Psalm 68:1 : Num 10:35; Ps 12:5; 132:8
  2. Psalm 68:2 : Ps 37:20; Is 9:18; Hos 13:3
  3. Psalm 68:2 : Ps 22:14; 97:5; Mic 1:4
  4. Psalm 68:2 : Ps 9:3; 37:20; 80:16
  5. Psalm 68:3 : Ps 32:11; 64:10; 97:12
  6. Psalm 68:4 : Ps 66:2
  7. Psalm 68:4 : Is 57:14; 62:10
  8. Psalm 68:4 : Deut 33:26; Ps 18:10; 68:33; Is 40:3
  9. Psalm 68:4 : Ex 6:3; Ps 83:18
  10. Psalm 68:5 : Ps 10:14; 146:9
  11. Psalm 68:5 : Deut 10:18
  12. Psalm 68:5 : Deut 26:15
  13. Psalm 68:6 : Ps 107:4-7; 113:9
  14. Psalm 68:6 : Ps 69:33; 102:20; 107:10, 14; 146:7; Acts 12:7; 16:26
  15. Psalm 68:6 : Ps 78:17; 107:34, 40
  16. Psalm 68:7 : Ex 13:21; Ps 78:14; Hab 3:13
  17. Psalm 68:7 : Judg 5:4; Ps 78:52
  18. Psalm 68:8 : Ex 19:18; Judg 5:4; 2 Sam 22:8; Ps 77:18; Jer 10:10
  19. Psalm 68:8 : Judg 5:4; Ps 18:9; Is 45:8
  20. Psalm 68:8 : Ex 19:18; Judg 5:5
  21. Psalm 68:9 : Lev 26:4; Deut 11:11; Job 5:10; Ezek 34:26
  22. Psalm 68:10 : Ps 65:9; 74:19; 78:20; 107:9
  23. Psalm 68:11 : Ex 15:20; 1 Sam 18:6
  24. Psalm 68:12 : Josh 10:16; Judg 5:19; Ps 135:11
  25. Psalm 68:12 : Judg 5:30; 1 Sam 30:24
  26. Psalm 68:13 : Gen 49:14; Judg 5:16
  27. Psalm 68:14 : Josh 10:10
  28. Psalm 68:14 : Judg 9:48
  29. Psalm 68:15 : Ps 36:6
  30. Psalm 68:16 : Deut 12:5; Ps 87:1, 2; 132:13
  31. Psalm 68:16 : Ps 132:14
  32. Psalm 68:17 : 2 Kin 6:17; Hab 3:8
  33. Psalm 68:17 : Deut 33:2; Dan 7:10
  34. Psalm 68:18 : Ps 7:7; 47:5; Eph 4:8
  35. Psalm 68:18 : Judg 5:12
  36. Psalm 68:19 : Ps 55:22; Is 46:4
  37. Psalm 68:19 : Ps 65:5
  38. Psalm 68:20 : Ps 106:43
  39. Psalm 68:20 : Deut 32:39; Ps 49:15; 56:13
  40. Psalm 68:21 : Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13
  41. Psalm 68:22 : Num 21:33; Amos 9:1-3
  42. Psalm 68:23 : Ps 58:10
  43. Psalm 68:23 : 1 Kin 21:19; Jer 15:3
  44. Psalm 68:24 : Ps 77:13
  45. Psalm 68:24 : Ps 63:2
  46. Psalm 68:25 : 1 Chr 13:8; 15:6; Ps 47:6
  47. Psalm 68:25 : Ex 15:20; Judg 11:34
  48. Psalm 68:26 : Ps 22:22, 23; 26:12
  49. Psalm 68:26 : Deut 33:28; Is 48:1
  50. Psalm 68:27 : Judg 5:14; 1 Sam 9:21
  51. Psalm 68:27 : Judg 5:18
  52. Psalm 68:28 : Ps 29:11; 44:4
  53. Psalm 68:28 : Is 26:12
  54. Psalm 68:29 : 1 Kin 10:10, 25; 2 Chr 32:23; Ps 45:12; 72:10; Is 18:7
  55. Psalm 68:30 : Job 40:21; Ezek 29:3
  56. Psalm 68:30 : Ps 22:12
  57. Psalm 68:30 : Ps 18:14; 89:10
  58. Psalm 68:31 : Is 19:19, 21
  59. Psalm 68:31 : Is 45:14; Zeph 3:10
  60. Psalm 68:32 : Ps 102:22
  61. Psalm 68:32 : Ps 67:4
  62. Psalm 68:33 : Deut 33:26; Ps 18:10; 104:3
  63. Psalm 68:33 : Deut 10:14; 1 Kin 8:27
  64. Psalm 68:33 : Ps 46:6
  65. Psalm 68:33 : Ps 29:4
  66. Psalm 68:34 : Ps 29:1
  67. Psalm 68:34 : Ps 150:1
  68. Psalm 68:35 : Deut 7:21; 10:17; Ps 47:2; 66:5
  69. Psalm 68:35 : Ps 29:11; Is 40:29
  70. Psalm 68:35 : Ps 66:20; 2 Cor 1:3

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