Psalms 68

A Triumphal Procession

1 Let God get up, let His enemies be scattered; And let those who hate Him run from in front of Him.

2 As smoke is blown away, so You blow them away; As wax melts in front of a fire, So the wicked disappear from in front of God.

3 But the righteous will be happy; They will celebrate in front of God; They will celebrate with joy.

A Call to Worship

4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Make a road for Him who rides on the clouds. His name is Lord, and celebrate in front of Him.

5 A dad to the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy spot.

6 God makes a home for the lonely; He brings out the prisoners into a rich place, But the wilding dudes live in a dry spot.

7 God, when You went out in front of Your people, When You marched through the desert,

8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped rain In front of God, Sinai shook In front of God, the God of Israel.

9 You, God, sent a bunch of rain; You refreshed Your tired inheritance.

10 Your crew lived in it; God, You provided for the broke in Your goodness.

The King of Glory

11 The Lord gives the word; The group of ladies with the good news is big.

12 Kings of armies ran, they ran; And the one who stayed home split the spoils.

13 Even if you laid among the sheep pens, The wings of a dove are covered with silver, And its feathers with gold.

14 When the All-Powerful scattered the kings in it, It was like snow on Mount Zalmon.

15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O mountain of peaks, mountain of Bashan.

16 Why you look with jealousy, you mountains of peaks, At the mountain God chose for His home, For sure, the Lord will live there forever.

17 The chariots of God are a bunch, thousands and thousands; The Lord is in the middle of them as in Sinai, in the holy spot.

18 You went up on high, You brought back captives; You got gifts from dudes, Even from the ones who did not believe, so the Lord God could live there.

A Hymn of Praise

19 Blessed be the Lord, who every day carries our load, God, our rescue.

20 Our God is a God of rescue, And from the Lord God are the ways out of death.

21 But God will bust the head of His enemies, The hairy dome of the dude who keeps walking in his sin.

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

23 So you can wash your feet in blood, And the tongues of your dogs can get a portion from the enemy.

God’s Triumphal Procession

24 They seen Your parades, God, The parades of my God, my King, in the holy spot.

25 The singers went first, the musicians after, In the middle of the young ladies with tambourines.

26 Bless God in the crowds, The Lord, you from the spring of Israel.

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, The leaders of Judah in their big group, The leaders of Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

A Prayer for God’s Strength

28 Your God ordered your strength; God, show Your strength, which You did for us.

29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring gifts to You.

30 Rebuke the animal in the reeds, the crowd of bulls, With the calves of the people, Stomping on pieces of silver. He scattered the people who love war.

31 Leaders will come from Egypt; Cush will hurry up to hold her hands out to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; Sing praises to the Lord,

33 To Him who rides on the old heavens of heavens; Look, He lets out His voice, a powerful voice.

34 Give props to God; His props are over Israel, And His strength is in the clouds.

35 God is awesome from Your holy spots; The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!