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Psalm 68 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

Psa 68:1

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;

Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Psa 68:2

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;

As wax melts before the fire,

So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.

Psa 68:3

But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,

Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

Psa 68:4

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;

Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—

His name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

Psa 68:5

A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,

Is God in His holy habitation.

Psa 68:6

God makes a home for the lonely;

He leads the prisoners into prosperity,

Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psa 68:7

O God, when You went out before Your people,

When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

Psa 68:8

The earth trembled;

The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;

Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Psa 68:9

You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;

You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.

Psa 68:10

Your flock found a dwelling place in it;

O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

Psa 68:11

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];

The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

Psa 68:12

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,

And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Psa 68:13

When you lie down [to rest] among the [fn]sheepfolds,

You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,

Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

Psa 68:14

When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan,

It was snowing on [fn]Zalmon.

Psa 68:15

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;

A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].

Psa 68:16

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,

At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?

Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

Psa 68:17

The chariots of God are [fn]myriads, thousands upon thousands;

The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.

Psa 68:18

You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;

You have received gifts among men,

Even from the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Psa 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,

The God who is our salvation! Selah.

Psa 68:20

God is to us a God of acts of salvation;

And to [fn]GOD the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

Psa 68:21

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,

The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

Psa 68:22

The Lord said, “I will bring your enemies back from Bashan;

I will bring them back from the depths of the [Red] Sea,

Psa 68:23

That your foot may crush them in blood,

That the tongue of your dogs may have its share from your enemies.”

Psa 68:24

They have seen Your [solemn] [fn]procession, O God,

The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary [in holiness].

Psa 68:25

The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;

Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

Psa 68:26

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],

The LORD, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Psa 68:27

The youngest is there, Benjamin, ruling them,

The princes of Judah and their company [the southern tribes],

The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali [the northern tribes].

Psa 68:28

Your God has commanded your strength [your power in His service and your resistance to temptation];

Show Yourself strong, O God, who acted on our behalf.

Psa 68:29

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem

[Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].

Psa 68:30

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],

The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;

Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;

He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

Psa 68:31

Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;

Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.

Psa 68:32

Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,

Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.

Psa 68:33

To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,

Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

Psa 68:34

Ascribe strength to God;

His majesty is over Israel

And His strength is in the skies.

Psa 68:35

O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;

The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.

Blessed be God!

AMP Footnotes
Or cooking stones or saddlebags.
I.e. a dark, wooded hill near Shechem.
Lit multiples of ten thousand.
Heb YHWH (Yahweh), usually rendered LORD.
A reference to the procession bringing the ark of the covenant to Mt. Zion.
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