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Psalm 68 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 68
The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
1 Let God arise,
​​Let His enemies be scattered;
​​Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 ​​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.
3 ​​But let the righteous be glad;
​​Let them rejoice before God;
​​Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
​
4 ​​Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
​​Extol Him who rides on the clouds,[fn]
​​By His name YAH,
​​And rejoice before Him.
​
5 ​​A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
​​Is God in His holy habitation.
6 ​​God sets the solitary in families;
​​He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
​​But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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7 ​​O God, when You went out before Your people,
​​When You marched through the wilderness, Selah
8 ​​The earth shook;
​​The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
​​Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 ​​You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
​​Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
​​When it was weary.
10 ​​Your congregation dwelt in it;
​​You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
​
11 ​​The Lord gave the word;
​​Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
12 ​​“Kings of armies flee, they flee,
​​And she who remains at home divides the spoil.
13 ​​Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,
​​You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
​​And her feathers with yellow gold.”
14 ​​When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
​​It was white as snow in Zalmon.
​
15 ​​A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
​​A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 ​​Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
​​This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
​​Yes, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
​
17 ​​The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
​​Even thousands of thousands;
​​The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
18 ​​You have ascended on high,
​​You have led captivity captive;
​​You have received gifts among men,
​​Even from the rebellious,
​​That the LORD God might dwell there.
​
19 ​​Blessed be the Lord,
​​Who daily loads us with benefits,
​​The God of our salvation! Selah
20 ​​Our God is the God of salvation;
​​And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
​
21 ​​But God will wound the head of His enemies,
​​The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.
22 ​​The Lord said, “I will bring back from Bashan,
​​I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 ​​That your foot may crush them[fn] in blood,
​​And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
​
24 ​​They have seen Your procession, O God,
​​The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 ​​The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
​​Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.
26 ​​Bless God in the congregations,
​​The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 ​​There is little Benjamin, their leader,
​​The princes of Judah and their company,
​​The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
​
28 ​​Your God has commanded[fn] your strength;
​​Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
29 ​​Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
​​Kings will bring presents to You.
30 ​​Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
​​The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
​​Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver.
​​Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
31 ​​Envoys will come out of Egypt;
​​Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
​
32 ​​Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
​​Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 ​​To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
​​Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
34 ​​Ascribe strength to God;
​​His excellence is over Israel,
​​And His strength is in the clouds.
35 ​​O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
​​The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
​
​​Blessed be God!
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Masoretic Text reads deserts; Targum reads heavens (compare verse 34 and Isaiah 19:1).
Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read you may dip your foot.
Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read Command, O God.
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