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Psalm 68 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

God Shall Scatter His Enemies

Psa 68:1

Psa 68:1To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!

Psa 68:2

Psa 68:2As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!

Psa 68:3

Psa 68:3But the righteous shall be glad;
they shall exult before God;
they shall be jubilant with joy!

Psa 68:4

Psa 68:4Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
his name is the LORD;
exult before him!

Psa 68:5

Psa 68:5Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.

Psa 68:6

Psa 68:6God settles the solitary in a home;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psa 68:7

Psa 68:7O God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

Psa 68:8

Psa 68:8the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God,[fn] the God of Israel.

Psa 68:9

Psa 68:9Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
you restored your inheritance as it languished;

Psa 68:10

Psa 68:10your flock[fn] found a dwelling in it;
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

Psa 68:11

Psa 68:11The Lord gives the word;
the women who announce the news are a great host:

Psa 68:12

Psa 68:12“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil—

Psa 68:13

Psa 68:13though you men lie among the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with shimmering gold.

Psa 68:14

Psa 68:14When the Almighty scatters kings there,
let snow fall on Zalmon.

Psa 68:15

Psa 68:15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peaked[fn] mountain, mountain of Bashan!

Psa 68:16

Psa 68:16Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount that God desired for his abode,
yes, where the LORD will dwell forever?

Psa 68:17

Psa 68:17The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

Psa 68:18

Psa 68:18You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Psa 68:19

Psa 68:19Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah

Psa 68:20

Psa 68:20Our God is a God of salvation,
and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

Psa 68:21

Psa 68:21But God will strike the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

Psa 68:22

Psa 68:22The Lord said,
“I will bring them back from Bashan,
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

Psa 68:23

Psa 68:23that you may strike your feet in their blood,
that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

Psa 68:24

Psa 68:24Your procession is[fn] seen, O God,
the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

Psa 68:25

Psa 68:25the singers in front, the musicians last,
between them virgins playing tambourines:

Psa 68:26

Psa 68:26“Bless God in the great congregation,
the LORD, O you[fn] who are of Israel’s fountain!”

Psa 68:27

Psa 68:27There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

Psa 68:28

Psa 68:28Summon your power, O God,[fn]
the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

Psa 68:29

Psa 68:29Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall bear gifts to you.

Psa 68:30

Psa 68:30Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.
Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.[fn]

Psa 68:31

Psa 68:31Nobles shall come from Egypt;
Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

Psa 68:32

Psa 68:32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah

Psa 68:33

Psa 68:33to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

Psa 68:34

Psa 68:34Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose power is in the skies.

Psa 68:35

Psa 68:35Awesome is God from his[fn] sanctuary;
the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
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ESV Footnotes
Or before God, even Sinai before God
Or your congregation
Or hunch-backed; also verse 16
Or has been
The Hebrew for you is plural here
By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power
The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
Septuagint; Hebrew your
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