Psalms 68 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 To the overseer; to David chanting of a song. God will rise; his enemies shall be scattered, and they hating him shall flee from his face. God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
2 As smoke being dispersed thou wilt disperse: as wax melting from the face of fire, the unjust shall perish from the face of God. As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God! May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
3 And the just shall be glad; they shall rejoice before God, and they shall rejoice with gladness. But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy! But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing ye to God; play on the harp to his name: raise him up to ride in the evenings, in Jah his name, and rejoice before him. Sing 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! Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.
5 A father of orphans and a judge of widows, God in his holy habitation. Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God setting the only ones in the house, bringing forth the bound into prosperities, but those turning away dwelt in a dry land. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, in thy going forth before thy people, in thy stepping in the desert. Silence. O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,
8 The earth shook, also the heavens dropped from the face of God, this Sinai from the face of God, the God of Israel. the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou wilt scatter a rain of abundance, O God, to thine inheritance, and being weary thou didst make it firm. Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished; You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Thy living ones dwelt in it: thou wilt prepare in thy goodness for the poor, O God. your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy. Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
11 Jehovah will give the word: to those announcing good news a great army. The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
12 Kings of armies will flee away, they will flee away, and she resting in the house will divide the spoil. “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!” The women at home divide the spoil— “Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder.
13 If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold. though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold. Even while you sleep among the sheep pens, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.”
14 In the Almighty scattering kings in it, it shall be snow white in Salmon. When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
15 The mountain of God the mountain of Basilan; the mountain of height the mountain of Bashan. O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan! Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 Wherefore will ye lie in wait, ye mountains of heights? the mountain God desired to dwell in it: also Jehovah will dwell forever. Why 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? why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
17 The chariot of God twice ten thousand thousands upon thousands: Jehovah among them, Sinai in the holy place. The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.
18 Thou didst go up to height, thou didst take captive captivity: thou didst receive gifts in man, also those turning away, for Jehovah God to dwell. You 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. When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, LORD God, might dwell there.
19 Praised be Jehovah; day by day the God of our salvation will lift up to us. Silence. Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
20 The God to us a God for salvations; and to Jehovah the Lord the goings forth to death. Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
21 Also God will crush the head of his enemies, the crown of him going about in his faults. But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways. Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 Jehovah said, I will turn back from Bashan; I will turn back from the depths of the sea: The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
23 So that thy foot shall shake in blood, the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies of him. that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.” that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”
24 They saw thy goings, O God; the goings of my God, my King, in the holy place. Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
25 The chiefs went before, they playing on instruments, after; in the midst, girls beating the tabret. the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels.
26 Praise ye God in the assemblies, Jehovah from the fountain of Israel. “Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!” Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.
27 Then little Benjamin in a deep sleep, the chiefs of Judah their throng, the chiefs of Zebulon, the chiefs of Naphtali. There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them, there the great throng of Judah’s princes, and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Thy God commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, this thou didst for us. Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before.
29 From thy temple at Jerusalem kings shall bring a gift to thee. Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings shall bear gifts to you. Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
30 Rebuke the beasts of the reed, the assembly of the strong ones, with the heifers of the peoples, prostrating themselves with pieces of silver: scatter the peoples, they will delight in wars. Rebuke 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. Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31 The rich shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall cause its hand to run to God. Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God. Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.
32 Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; play on the harp to Jehovah. Silence. O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord, Selah Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth, sing praise to the Lord,
33 To him riding upon the heavens of heavens of old, behold, he will give in his voice a voice of strength. to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice. to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.
34 Ye shall give strength to God: upon Israel is his majesty, and his strength in the clouds. Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens.
35 O God, being wonderful in thy holy things: the God of Israel, he gave strength and powers to the people. Praised be God. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
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