Psalms 68:7-35 ▼

7 O God, in Your going forth before the face of Your people, in Your marching through the wilderness, Selah

8 the earth shook; also the heavens poured down before the face of God, the One of Sinai, before the face of God, the God of Israel.

9 You showered rain of freewill offerings, O God; when Your inheritance was weary, You restored it.

10 Your community dwelt in it; You provided for the poor from Your goodness, O God.

11 The Lord gives speech, and those bearing news were a great army:

12 “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee! And she who dwells in the house divides the spoil!

13 Though you⁺ lie down among the sheepfolds—the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.”

14 When Shaddai scattered the kings in it, it was as the snow on Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of peaks is Mount Bashan!

16 Why do you⁺ gaze in envy, O mountains of peaks? On the mountain where God desires to dwell, YHWH indeed will dwell forever.

17 The chariots of God are myriads—thousands upon thousands! The Lord is among them on Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 You have gone up to the height, You have led captive captivity; You have received gifts from man, even from the rebellious ones, that YAH God may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who day by day lifts us up—the God of our salvation! Selah

20 God is unto us a God of salvation, and from YHWH the Lord is our coming forth from death.

21 Surely God will wound the head of His enemies, the hairy crown of the one walking in his guilt.

22 The Lord said, “From Bashan I will bring them back; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

23 so that you may plunge your foot in the blood, and the tongue of your dogs have its portion from your enemies!”

24 They have seen Your going about, O God, the going about of my God and my King, in the sanctuary.

25 Those singing go in front, and behind are those playing strings, and in the midst are virgins playing timbrels.

26 In the assemblies bless God, YHWH, from the fountain of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin leading them, with the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28 Summon, O God, your strength! Make strong, O God, this which You have done for us.

29 Your temple is upon Jerusalem—the kings shall bring a gift to You.

30 Rebuke the creature of the reed, the herd of bulls with the calves of the nations—trample underfoot the desire for silver, scatter the nations delighting in war!

31 Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will make its hands run to God.

32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; sing praises to the Lord—Selah

33 to the one riding on the heavens, the heavens of old! Behold, He gives forth with His voice, a voice of power.

34 Ascribe strength to God, for His majesty is over Israel, and His power in the clouds.

35 You are fearsome, O God, in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel—He is giving power and strength to the people. Blessed be God!