Psalms 68 ESV | WeDevote Bible

God Shall Scatter His Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

168:1 Num. 10:35; Isa. 33:3God shall arise, his enemies shall be 68:1 [Ps. 89:10; 92:9]scattered;

and those who hate him shall flee before him!

2As 68:2 See Ps. 37:20smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;

68:2 Ps. 22:14; 97:5; Mic. 1:4as wax melts before fire,

so the wicked shall perish before God!

3But 68:3 See Ps. 32:11the righteous shall be glad;

they shall exult before God;

they shall be jubilant with joy!

4Sing to God, 68:4 Ps. 66:4sing praises to his name;

68:4 [Isa. 62:10] lift up a song to him who 68:4 ver. 33; [Ps. 18:10] rides through 68:4 Isa. 40:3the deserts;

his name is 68:4 Ps. 89:8the Lord;

exult before him!

568:5 See Ps. 10:14Father of the fatherless and 68:5 Deut. 10:18protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

6God 68:6 Ps. 113:9; 1 Sam. 2:5settles the solitary in a home;

he 68:6 Ps. 69:33; 107:10, 14; 146:7; Acts 12:7; 16:26leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but 68:6 ver. 18the rebellious dwell in 68:6 [Ps. 107:33, 40]a parched land.

7O God, when you 68:7 Ex. 13:21; Judg. 4:14; Hab. 3:13; Zech. 14:3went out before your people,

68:7 Judg. 5:4when you marched through 68:7 Ps. 78:40the wilderness, Selah

868:8 Ex. 19:18; Judg. 5:4the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,

before God, the One of Sinai,

before God,68:8 Or before God, even Sinai before God the God of Israel.

968:9 See Ps. 65:9, 10Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;

you restored your inheritance as it languished;

10your flock68:10 Or your congregation found a dwelling in it;

in your goodness, O God, you 68:10 Ps. 65:9; 78:20provided for the needy.

11The Lord gives 68:11 [Ps. 33:9] the word;

68:11 [Ex. 15:20; 1 Sam. 18:6]the women who announce the news are a great host:

1268:12 Ps. 110:5; [Num. 31:8; Josh. 10:16; Judg. 5:19]; See Josh. 12:7-24“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”

The women at home 68:12 Judg. 5:30divide the spoil—

13though you men lie among 68:13 [Gen. 49:14; Judg. 5:16]the sheepfolds—

the wings of a dove covered with silver,

its pinions with shimmering gold.

14When the Almighty scatters kings there,

let snow fall on 68:14 Judg. 9:48Zalmon.

15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;

O many-peaked68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16 mountain, mountain of Bashan!

16Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,

at the mount that God 68:16 Ps. 132:13, 14; [Ps. 78:54; 87:1, 2; Deut. 12:5]desired for his abode,

yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?

1768:17 2 Kgs. 6:17; Hab. 3:8The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,

thousands upon thousands;

the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

1868:18 Ps. 7:7; 47:5; Cited Eph. 4:8; [Acts 1:9] You ascended on high,

68:18 Judg. 5:12leading a host of captives in your train

and 68:18 [Acts 2:4, 33] receiving gifts among men,

even among 68:18 [Rom. 5:8; 1 Tim. 1:13] the rebellious, 68:18 Ps. 78:60; Ex. 29:45; Rev. 21:3; [John 14:23]that the Lord God may dwell there.

19Blessed be the Lord,

who daily 68:19 [Isa. 46:4]bears us up;

God is our salvation. Selah

20Our God is a God of salvation,

68:20 Deut. 32:39; Eccles. 7:18; Rev. 1:18and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

2168:21 Ps. 110:6; Hab. 3:13But God will strike the heads of his enemies,

the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

22The Lord said,

“I will bring them back 68:22 Num. 21:33from Bashan,

68:22 See Amos 9:2-4I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

23that you may 68:23 Ps. 58:10strike your feet in their blood,

that 68:23 [1 Kgs. 21:19; 22:38]the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

24Your procession is68:24 Or has been seen, O God,

the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

2568:25 Ps. 47:5; 1 Chr. 13:8; 15:16the singers in front, 68:25 See Ps. 33:3the musicians last,

between them 68:25 Ex. 15:20; Judg. 11:34virgins playing tambourines:

2668:26 Ps. 22:25; 26:12“Bless God in the great congregation,

the Lord, O you68:26 The Hebrew for you is plural here who are of 68:26 Deut. 33:28; Isa. 48:1; [Isa. 51:1]Israel’s fountain!”

27There is 68:27 [1 Sam. 9:21] Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,

the princes of Judah in their throng,

the princes of 68:27 [Judg. 5:18]Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

2868:28 See Ps. 42:8Summon your power, O God,68:28 By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power

the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

29Because of your temple at Jerusalem

kings shall 68:29 Ps. 45:12; 76:11; 1 Kgs. 10:10, 25; 2 Chr. 32:23; Isa. 18:7bear gifts to you.

30Rebuke 68:30 Job 40:21; Isa. 19:6; Ezek. 29:3, 4; [Ezek. 32:2] the beasts that dwell among the reeds,

the herd of 68:30 Ps. 22:12bulls with the calves of the peoples.

68:30 [2 Sam. 8:2, 6]Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;

scatter the peoples who delight in war.68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

31Nobles shall come from 68:31 Isa. 19:19, 21Egypt;

68:31 Ps. 87:4; Isa. 45:14; Zeph. 3:10Cush shall hasten to 68:31 Ps. 44:20stretch out her hands to God.

3268:32 Ps. 102:22O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;

sing praises to the Lord, Selah

33to him 68:33 Ps. 18:10; 104:3; Deut. 33:26who rides in 68:33 Deut. 10:14; 1 Kgs. 8:27the heavens, the ancient heavens;

behold, he 68:33 Ps. 29:4; See Ps. 46:6sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

3468:34 Ps. 29:1Ascribe power to God,

whose majesty is over Israel,

and whose 68:34 Ps. 150:1power is in 68:34 Ps. 36:5; 57:10; 108:4the skies.

3568:35 [Ps. 65:5]; See Ps. 47:2Awesome is God from his68:35 Septuagint; Hebrew your68:35 [Ps. 110:2] sanctuary;

the God of Israel—he is the one who gives 68:35 Isa. 40:29; See Ps. 29:11power and strength to his people.

Blessed be God!

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