Psalms 68:1-9 ▼

1 Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself. Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.

2 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.

4 Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence,

5 who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:

6 God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.

7 O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:

8 The earth was moved, and the heavens dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.

9 Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect.