NASB — Psalms 68 — KJV

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

  1 ILet aGod° arise°, IIlet His enemies° be scattered°,
  And IIIlet those who hate° Him flee° before°° Him.
  2 As asmoke° is driven° away°, [so] drive° [them] away°;
  As bwax° melts° before°° the fire°,
  [So] let the cwicked° perish° before°° God°.
  3 But let the arighteous° be glad°; let them exult° before° God°;
  Yes, let them rejoice° with gladness°.
  4 Sing° to God°, asing° praises° to His name°;
  IbLift° up [a song] for Him who crides° through the deserts°,
  Whose dname° is IIthe LORD°, and exult° before° Him.

[1] IOr God shall IIOr His enemies shall IIIOr those who hate Him shall aNu 10:35; Ps 12:5; 132:8
[2] aPs 37:20; Is 9:18; Ho 13:3 bPs 22:14; 97:5; Mi 1:4 cPs 9:3; 37:20; 80:16
[3] aPs 32:11; 64:10; 97:12
[4] IOr Cast up a highway IIHeb YAH aPs 66:2 bIs 57:14; 62:10 cDt 33:26; Ps 18:10; 68:33; Is 40:3 dEx 6:3; Ps 83:18

  5 ¶ A afather° of the fatherless° and a bjudge° Ifor the widows°,
  Is God° in His choly° habitation°.
  6 God° Iamakes° a home° for the lonely°;
  He bleads° out the prisoners° into prosperity°,
  Only° cthe rebellious° dwell° in a parched° land°.

[5] ILit of aPs 10:14; 146:9 bDt 10:18 cDt 26:15
[6] ILit makes the solitary to dwell in a house aPs 107:4-7; 113:9 bPs 69:33; 102:20; 107:10, 14; 146:7; Ac 12:7; 16:26 cPs 78:17; 107:34, 40

  7 ¶ O God°, when You awent° forth° before° Your people°,
  When You bmarched° through the wilderness°,
      ISelah°.
  8 The aearth° quaked°;
  The bheavens° also° dropped° [rain] at the presence° of God°;
  IcSinai° itself° [quaked] at the presence° of God°, the God° of Israel°.
  9 You ashed° abroad° a plentiful° rain°, O God°;
  You confirmed° Your inheritance° when it was Iparched°.
  10 Your creatures° settled° in it;
  You aprovided° in Your goodness° for the poor°, O God°.

[7] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aEx 13:21; Ps 78:14; Hab 3:13 bJg 5:4; Ps 78:52
[8] ILit This is Sinai which aEx 19:18; Jg 5:4; 2S 22:8; Ps 77:18; Jr 10:10 bJg 5:4; Ps 18:9; Is 45:8 cEx 19:18; Jg 5:5
[9] ILit weary aLv 26:4; Dt 11:11; Jb 5:10; Ezk 34:26
[10] aPs 65:9; 74:19; 78:20; 107:9

  11 ¶ The Lord° gives° the Icommand°;
  The awomen who proclaim° the [good] tidings° are a great° host°:
  12aKings° of armies° flee°, they flee°,
  And she who° remains° at home° will bdivide° the spoil°!”
  13 IWhen° you lie° down° aamong° the IIsheepfolds°,
  [You are like] the wings° of a dove° covered° with silver°,
  And its pinions° with glistening° gold°.
  14 When the Almighty° ascattered° the kings° Ithere,
  It was snowing° in bZalmon°.

[11] ILit word aEx 15:20; 1S 18:6
[12] aJsh 10:16; Jg 5:19; Ps 135:11 bJg 5:30; 1S 30:24
[13] ILit If IIOr cooking stones or saddle bags aGn 49:14; Jg 5:16
[14] ILit in it aJsh 10:10 bJg 9:48

  15 ¶ A Iamountain° of God° is the mountain° of Bashan°;
  A mountain° [of many] peaks° is the mountain° of Bashan°.
  16 Why° do you look° with envy°, O mountains° with [many] peaks°,
  At the mountain° which God° has adesired° for His abode°?
  Surely° bthe LORD° will dwell° [there] forever°.
  17 The achariots° of God° are Imyriads°, bthousands° upon thousands°;
  IIThe Lord° is among them [as at] Sinai°, in holiness°.
  18 You have aascended° on high°, You have bled° captive° [Your] captives°;
  You have received° gifts° among men°,
  Even [among] the rebellious° also°, that Ithe LORD° God° may dwell° [there].

[15] IOr mighty mountain is aPs 36:6
[16] aDt 12:5; Ps 87:1, 2; 132:13 bPs 132:14
[17] ILit twice ten thousand IIAnother reading is The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary a2K 6:17; Hab 3:8 bDt 33:2; Dn 7:10
[18] IHeb YAH aPs 7:7; 47:5; Ep 4:8 bJg 5:12

  19 ¶ Blessed° be the Lord°, who daily° abears° our burden°,
  bThe God° [who] is our salvation°.
      Selah°.
  20 God° is to us a aGod° of deliverances°;
  And bto IGOD° the Lord° belong escapes° IIfrom death°.
  21 Surely° God° will ashatter° the head° of His enemies°,
  The hairy° crown° of him who goes° on in his guilty° deeds°.
  22 The Lord° Isaid°, “aI will bring° [them] back° from Bashan°.
  I will bring° [them] back° from the depths° of the sea°;
  23 That Iayour foot° may shatter° [them] in blood°,
  The tongue° of your bdogs° [may have] its portion° from [your] enemies°.”

[19] aPs 55:22; Is 46:4 bPs 65:5
[20] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD III.e. in view of; lit for aPs 106:43 bDt 32:39; Ps 49:15; 56:13
[21] aPs 110:6; Hab 3:13
[22] IOr says aNu 21:33; Am 9:1-3
[23] ISome versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood aPs 58:10 b1K 21:19; Jr 15:3

  24 ¶ They have seen° aYour Iprocession°, O God°,
  The Iprocession° of my God°, my King°, IIbinto the sanctuary°.
  25 The asingers° went° on, the musicians° after° [them],
  IIn the midst° of the bmaidens° beating° tambourines°.
  26 aBless° God° in the congregations°,
  [Even] the LORD°, [you who are] of the bfountain° of Israel°.
  27 There° is aBenjamin°, the Iyoungest°, IIruling° them,
  The princes° of Judah° [in] their throng°,
  The princes° of bZebulun°, the princes° of Naphtali°.

[24] ILit goings IILit in the sanctuary; or in holiness aPs 77:13 bPs 63:2
[25] IOr The maidens in the midst a1Ch 13:8; 15:6; Ps 47:6 bEx 15:20; Jg 11:34
[26] aPs 22:22, 23; 26:12 bDt 33:28; Is 48:1
[27] IOr smallest IIOr their ruler aJg 5:14; 1S 9:21 bJg 5:18

  28IYour God° has acommanded° your strength°;
  Show° Yourself strong°, O God°, bwho° have acted° IIon our behalf.
  29 IBecause° of Your temple° at Jerusalem°
  aKings° will bring° gifts° to You.
  30 Rebuke° the abeasts° Iin the reeds°,
  The herd° of bbulls° with the calves° of the peoples°,
  Trampling° under foot° the pieces° of silver°;
  He has cscattered° the peoples° who delight° in war°.
  31 Envoys° will come° out of aEgypt°;
  IbEthiopia° will quickly° stretch° out her hands° to God°.

[28] ISome mss read Command, God IILit for us aPs 29:11; 44:4 bIs 26:12
[29] IOr From Your temple a1K 10:10, 25; 2Ch 32:23; Ps 45:12; 72:10; Is 18:7
[30] ILit of aJb 40:21; Ezk 29:3 bPs 22:12 cPs 18:14; 89:10
[31] ILit Cush aIs 19:19, 21 bIs 45:14; Zp 3:10

  32 ¶ Sing° to God°, O akingdoms° of the earth°,
  bSing° praises° to the Lord°,
      Selah°.
  33 To Him who arides° upon the Ibhighest° heavens°, which are from ancient° times°;
  Behold°, cHe IIspeaks° forth° with His voice°, a dmighty° voice°.
  34 aAscribe° strength° to God°;
  His majesty° is over° Israel°
  And bHis strength° is in the Iskies°.
  35 IO God°, [You are] aawesome° from Your IIsanctuary°.
  The God° of Israel° Himself° bgives° strength° and power° to the people°.
  cBlessed° be God°!

[32] aPs 102:22 bPs 67:4
[33] ILit heaven of heavens of old IILit gives forth aDt 33:26; Ps 18:10; 104:3 bDt 10:14; 1K 8:27 cPs 46:6 dPs 29:4
[34] ILit clouds aPs 29:1 bPs 150:1
[35] IOr Awesome is God from your sanctuary IILit holy places aDt 7:21; 10:17; Ps 47:2; 66:5 bPs 29:11; Is 40:29 cPs 66:20; 2Co 1:3


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A prayer at the removing of the Ark.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Psalmº [or] Songº of David.]]º Let Godº arise,ºª let his enemiesºª be scattered:ºª let them also that hateºª him fleeºª beforeº² him. 2 As smokeº is driven away,ºª [so] drive [them] away:ºª as waxº meltethºª beforeº² the fire,º [so] let the wickedº perishºª at the presenceº² of God.º 3 But let the righteousº be glad;ºª let them rejoiceºª beforeº God:º yea, let them exceedinglyº rejoice.ºª

[1] Ex 20:5; Nu 10:35; Dt 7:10; 2Ch 6:41; Ps 7:6; 21:8; 44:26; 59:11; 68:14, 30; 78:65; 89:10; 132:8; Is 33:3; 41:15; 42:13; 51:9; Ezk 5:2; 12:14; Dn 2:35; Jn 14:23.
[2] Ps 37:20; 76:7; 80:16; 97:5; Is 9:18; 64:2; Ho 13:3; Mi 1:4; Na 1:5; 2Th 1:8; Rv 6:16.
[3] Dt 12:12; Ps 21:1; 32:11; 33:1; 43:4; 58:10; 64:10; 95:1; 97:12; 98:8; 100:1; 1Th 5:16; 1P 1:8; Rv 18:20; 19:7.

An exhortation to praise God for his mercies,

4 Singºª unto God,º sing praisesºª to his name:º extolºª him that ridethºª upon the heavensº by his nameº JAH,º and rejoiceºª beforeº him. 5 A fatherº of the fatherless,º and a judgeº of the widows,º [is] Godº in his holyº habitation.º 6 Godº settethºª the solitaryº in families:º he bringeth outºª those which are boundº with chains:º but² the rebelliousºª dwellºª in a dryº [land].

[4] Ex 3:14; 6:3, 8; Dt 33:26; Ps 18:10; 66:4; 67:4; 68:33; 104:3; Is 12:4; 19:1.
[5] Dt 10:18; 2Ch 6:2; 30:27; Jb 29:12; 31:16; Ps 10:14, 18; 33:14; 72:2, 4; 82:3; 146:9; Is 1:23; 57:15; 66:1; Jr 5:28; 49:11; Ho 14:3; Lk 18:2; Ac 7:48; Ep 5:1.
[6] Dt 28:23; 1S 2:5; Ps 107:10, 14, 34, 40, 41; 113:9; 146:7; Is 61:1; Ho 2:3; Mal 1:3; Ac 12:6; Ga 4:27.

for his care of the Church,

7 O God,º when thou wentest forthºª beforeº thy people,º when thou didst marchºª through the wilderness;º Selah:º 8 The earthº shook,ºª the heavensº also² droppedºª at the presenceº² of God:º [even] Sinaiº itselfº [was moved] at the presenceº² of God,º the Godº of Israel.º 9 Thou, O God,º didst sendºª a plentifulº rain,º whereby thou² didst confirmºª thine inheritance,º when it was weary.ºª 10 Thy congregationº hath dweltºª therein: thou, O God,º hast preparedºª of thy goodnessº for the poor.º 11 The Lordº gaveºª the word:º greatº [was] the companyº of those that publishedºª [it]. 12 Kingsº of armiesº did flee¹ª apace:ºª and she that tarriedº at homeº dividedºª the spoil.º 13 Though² ye have lienºª among² the pots,º [yet shall ye be as] the wingsº of a doveº coveredºª with silver,º and her feathersº with yellowº gold.º 14 When the Almightyº scatteredºª kingsº in it, it was [white] as snowºª in Salmon.º 15 The hillº of Godº [is as] the hillº of Bashan;º an highº hillº [as] the hillº of Bashan.º 16 Why² leapºª ye, ye highº hills?º [this is] the hillº [which] Godº desirethºª to dwell² in;¹ª yea,² the LORDº will dwellºª [in it] for ever.º 17 The chariotsº of Godº [are] twenty thousand,º [even] thousandsº of angels:º the Lordº [is] among them, [as in] Sinai,º in the holyº [place]. 18 Thou hast ascendedºª on high,º thou hast led captivity¹ captive:ºª² thou hast receivedºª giftsº for men;º yea, [for] the rebelliousºª also,² that the LORDº Godº might dwellºª [among them].

[7] Ex 13:21; Dt 4:34; Jg 4:14; 5:4; Ps 114:1; Mi 2:13; Hab 3:12, 13.
[8] Ex 19:16, 18; Dt 5:23; Jg 5:4; Ps 41:13; 68:35; 77:18; 114:7; Is 45:3; 64:1, 3; Hab 3:13; He 12:26; Rv 11:19.
[9] Dt 11:10, 14; Ps 65:9; 77:16; 78:24; Ezk 34:26.
[10] Ex 19:5; Nu 16:3; Dt 26:5, 9; 32:8; 1S 2:8; Jb 5:10; Ps 74:1, 19; Mt 11:5; Lk 1:53; 1P 5:3.
[11] Ex 14:15; 15:20; 17:9; Jg 4:6; 5:1; Ps 40:3; 68:25; Ep 4:11; Rv 19:13.
[12] Ex 14:25; Nu 31:8, 27, 54; Jsh 10:16, 42; 12:7, 8; Jg 5:19; 1S 30:24; Rv 6:15; 19:17.
[13] Ex 1:14; 1K 4:20; Ps 74:19; 81:6; 105:37; 149:4; Ezk 16:6; Lk 15:16, 22; 1Co 6:9; 12:2; Ep 2:1; 5:26; Tit 3:3; Rv 1:5.
[14] Nu 21:3, 21; Jsh 10:10; 12:1; Jg 2:7; Ps 51:7; Is 1:18; Jr 2:3; Rv 19:14.
[15] Dt 3:10; Ps 2:6; 78:68; 87:1; Is 2:2; Mi 7:14.
[16] Dt 12:5, 11; 1K 9:3; Ps 114:4, 6; 132:13; Is 2:2; He 12:22; Rv 21:2.
[17] Ex 3:5; 19:22; Dt 33:2; 2K 2:11; 6:16; Ps 18:10; Ezk 1:15; Dn 7:10; Mt 26:53; Rv 5:11; 9:16.
[18] Jg 5:12; 2Ch 6:18; Ps 24:3, 7; 47:5; 78:60; 110:1; 132:13; Pv 1:22; Is 55:7; 57:15; Ezk 48:35; Mt 9:13; Mk 16:9; Lk 24:47, 49, 51; Jn 14:16, 17, 23; 16:7, 13; Ac 1:2, 4; 2:4, 23, 33, 36, 38; 9:17; 1Co 6:9; 15:45; 2Co 6:16; Ep 4:8; Col 1:18; 2:3, 9; 1Ti 1:13; Tit 3:3; He 1:3; 4:14; 6:20; 8:1; 1P 3:22; Rv 1:20; 2:1; 21:3.

for his great works.

19 Blessedºª [be] the Lord,º [who] dailyº loadethºª us [with benefits, even] the Godº of our salvation.º Selah.º 20 [He that is] our Godº [is] the Godº of salvation;º and unto GODº the Lordº [belong] the issuesº from death.º 21 But² Godº shall woundºª the headº of his enemies,ºª [and] the hairyº scalpº of such an one as goeth on stillºª in his trespasses.º 22 The Lordº said,ºª I will bring againºª from Bashan,º² I will bring [my people] againºª from the depthsº² of the sea:º 23 That² thy footº may be dippedºª in the bloodº of [thine] enemies,ºª² [and] the tongueº of thy dogsº in the same.² 24 They have seenºª thy goings,º O God;º [even] the goingsº of my God,º my King,º in the sanctuary.º 25 The singersºª went before,ºª the players on instrumentsºª [followed] after;º amongº [them were] the damselsº playing with timbrels.ºª 26 Blessºª ye Godº in the congregations,º [even] the Lord,¹² from the fountainº² of Israel.º 27 There² [is] littleº Benjaminº [with] their ruler,ºª the princesº of Judahº [and] their council,º the princesº of Zebulun,º [and] the princesº of Naphtali.º 28 Thy Godº hath commandedºª thy strength:º strengthen,ºª O God,º that whichº thou hast wroughtºª for us. 29 Because of thy templeº² at² Jerusalemº shall kingsº bringºª presentsº unto thee. 30 Rebukeºª the companyº of spearmen,º the multitudeº of the bulls,º with the calvesº of the people,º [till every one] submit¹ª himself² with piecesº of silver:º scatterºª thou the peopleº [that] delightºª in war.º 31 Princesº shall come outºª of² Egypt;º Ethiopiaº shall soon stretch outºª her handsº unto God.º 32 Singºª unto God,º ye kingdomsº of the earth;º O sing praisesºª unto the Lord;º Selah:º 33 To him that ridethºª upon the heavensº of heavens,º [which were] of old;º lo,² he doth send outºª his voice,º [and that] a mightyº voice.º 34 Ascribeºª ye strengthº unto God:º his excellencyº [is] over² Israel,º and his strengthº [is] in the clouds.º 35 O God,º [thou art] terribleºª out of thy holy places:º² the Godº of Israelº [is] he² that givethºª strengthº and powerº unto [his] people.º Blessedºª [be] God.º

[19] Ps 32:7; 72:17; 103:1; 139:17; Lm 3:23; Ep 1:3.
[20] Dt 32:39; 1S 2:6; Ps 118:17; Pv 4:23; Is 12:2; 45:17; Ho 1:7; Jn 4:22; 5:21, 23, 28; 11:25; He 2:14; Rv 1:18; 20:1.
[21] Ps 7:12; 55:23; 68:18; 110:6; Pv 1:24; Ezk 18:27; Hab 3:13; Mk 12:4; Lk 13:5; He 2:1; 12:25; Rv 2:14.
[22] Ex 14:22, 29; Nu 21:33; Is 11:11; 49:22; 51:10; Jr 23:5; Ezk 36:24; Ho 1:10.
[23] 1K 21:19; 22:38; 2K 9:33; Ps 58:10; Is 63:1; Rv 19:17.
[24] 2S 6:12; 1Ch 13:8; 15:16; Ps 24:7; 47:5.
[25] Ex 15:20; Jg 11:34; 1S 18:6; Ps 87:7; 148:12; 150:3; Jr 31:4, 13; Rv 14:2; 15:2.
[26] Dt 33:28; 1Ch 16:7, 8; Ps 107:32; 111:1; 135:19; Pv 5:16; Is 48:1.
[27] Gn 42:32; Jg 20:35; 21:6; 1S 9:21; 1Ch 12:16, 29; 15:3; 27:12; Ps 47:9; 60:7; Is 11:13; Ezk 37:19.
[28] Ps 42:8; 44:4; 71:3; 138:8; Is 40:31; Jn 5:8; Ac 3:6; 2Co 12:9; Ep 3:17; Php 1:6; 2Th 1:11.
[29] 1K 10:10, 24; 1Ch 17:4; 22:7; 28:10; 29:3; 2Ch 2:5; 6:8; 32:33; Ezr 7:13; Ne 2:8; Ps 72:10; 76:11; Is 60:6, 16.
[30] 2S 8:1, 2, 8; 10:1; 2Ch 14:1; 20:1; Ps 2:12; 18:44; 22:12; 68:14; 120:7; Is 34:7; 37:1; Jr 50:11; 51:32; Ro 7:22; Jm 4:1.
[31] 1K 8:22; Ps 44:20; 72:8; 88:9; 143:6; Is 19:18; 45:14; 60:6; 66:19; Zp 3:10; Ac 8:27.
[32] Dt 32:43; Ps 67:2; 100:1; 117:1; Ro 15:10; Rv 15:4.
[33] Ps 18:10; 29:3; 68:4; 77:17; 93:2; 102:25; 104:3; Ezk 10:5; Jn 12:28; Rv 11:12, 15, 19.
[34] Dt 33:26; 1Ch 16:28; Ps 29:1; 96:6; 2P 1:17; Rv 19:6.
[35] Ex 15:1; Dt 33:25; Ne 1:5; Ps 29:11; 45:4; 65:5; 66:5; 72:18; 76:12; Is 40:31; 45:21; Zc 10:12; Ep 3:16; Php 4:13; Col 1:11; He 12:24; Rv 6:16.


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