Psalm 68 :: New English Translation (NET)

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

Psa 68:1God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.

Psa 68:2As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.

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Psa 68:3But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.

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Psa 68:4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is his name! Rejoice before him!

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Psa 68:5He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

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Psa 68:6God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

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Psa 68:7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

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Psa 68:8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

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Psa 68:9O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

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Psa 68:10for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

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Psa 68:11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.

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Psa 68:12Kings leading armies run away - they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.

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Psa 68:13When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

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Psa 68:14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon!

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Psa 68:15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.

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Psa 68:16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!

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Psa 68:17God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

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Psa 68:18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there!

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Psa 68:19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)

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Psa 68:20Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.

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Psa 68:21Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

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Psa 68:22The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

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Psa 68:23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses."

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Psa 68:24They see your processions, O God - the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

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Psa 68:25Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.

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Psa 68:26In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel!

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Psa 68:27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

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Psa 68:28God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

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Psa 68:29as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.

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Psa 68:30Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

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Psa 68:31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.

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Psa 68:32O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)

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Psa 68:33to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.

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Psa 68:34Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies!

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Psa 68:35You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!

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Psalm 68 :: New English Translation (NET)

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

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