Psalms 68:1-9 ▼

1 For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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