Psalm 68 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

Psa 68:1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

Psa 68:2

Psa 68:2As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Psa 68:3

Psa 68:3But let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

Psa 68:4

Psa 68:4Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Extol Him who rides on the clouds,[fn]
By His name YAH,
And rejoice before Him.

Psa 68:5

Psa 68:5A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

Psa 68:6

Psa 68:6God sets the solitary in families;
He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a dry 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 shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Psa 68:9

Psa 68:9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.

Psa 68:10

Psa 68:10Your congregation dwelt in it;
You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

Psa 68:11

Psa 68:11The Lord gave the word;
Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:

Psa 68:12

Psa 68:12“Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the spoil.

Psa 68:13

Psa 68:13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,
You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”

Psa 68:14

Psa 68:14When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.

Psa 68:15

Psa 68:15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

Psa 68:16

Psa 68:16Why 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.

Psa 68:17

Psa 68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

Psa 68:18

Psa 68:18You 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.

Psa 68:19

Psa 68:19Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah

Psa 68:20

Psa 68:20Our God is the God of salvation;
And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.

Psa 68:21

Psa 68:21But God will wound the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

Psa 68:22

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

Psa 68:23

Psa 68:23That your foot may crush them[fn] in blood,
And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

Psa 68:24

Psa 68:24They have seen Your procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

Psa 68:25

Psa 68:25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.

Psa 68:26

Psa 68:26Bless God in the congregations,
The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

Psa 68:27

Psa 68:27There is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

Psa 68:28

Psa 68:28Your God has commanded[fn] your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

Psa 68:29

Psa 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
Kings will bring presents to You.

Psa 68:30

Psa 68:30Rebuke 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.

Psa 68:31

Psa 68:31Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

Psa 68:32

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

Psa 68:33

Psa 68:33To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.

Psa 68:34

Psa 68:34Ascribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.

Psa 68:35

Psa 68:35O 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!

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NKJV Footnotes

(68:4)

Masoretic Text reads deserts; Targum reads heavens (compare verse 34 and Isaiah 19:1).

(68:23)

Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read you may dip your foot.

(68:28)

Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read Command, O God.

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