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Psalm 67-69
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Psalm 67-69
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The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.
To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
2
That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation and deliverance among all nations.
3
Let the [a]peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
For You will judge the people fairly
And guide the nations on earth. Selah.
5
Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6
The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.
7
God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.
3
But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,
Yes, let them rejoice with delight.
4
Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—
His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.
5
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
6
God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7
O God, when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.
8
The earth trembled;
The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9
You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.
10
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
11
The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);
12
“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”
13
When you lie down [to rest] among the [b]sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
14
When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan,
It was snowing on [c]Zalmon.
15
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].
16
Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.
17
The chariots of God are [d]myriads, thousands upon thousands;
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.
18
You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.(A)
19
Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,
The God who is our salvation! Selah.
20
God is to us a God of acts of salvation;
And to [e]God the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].
21
Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.
22
The Lord said, “I will bring your enemies back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the [Red] Sea,
23
That your foot may crush them in blood,
That the tongue of your dogs may have its share from your enemies.”
24
They have seen Your [solemn] [f]procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary [in holiness].
25
The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
26
Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.
27
The youngest is there, Benjamin, ruling them,
The princes of Judah and their company [the southern tribes],
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali [the northern tribes].
28
Your God has commanded your strength [your power in His service and your resistance to temptation];
Show Yourself strong, O God, who acted on our behalf.
29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
[Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].
30
Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31
Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.
32
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth,
Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.
33
To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.
34
Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.
35
O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries.
To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Lilies.” A Psalm of David.
69 Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].
2
I have sunk in deep mire, where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, where a flood overwhelms me.
3
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.
4
Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.(B)
5
O God, You know my folly;
My wrongs are not hidden from You.
6
Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be [g]ashamed through me, O Lord [h]God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,
7
Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.
8
I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.(C)
9
For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.(D)
10
When I wept and humbled myself with fasting,
It became my reproach.
11
When I made sackcloth my clothing [as one in mourning],
I became a byword [a mere object of scorn] to them.
12
They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.
13
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
14
Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
15
Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.
16
Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.
17
Do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.
18
Draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].
19
You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];
My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].
20
Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.
21
They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.(E)
22
May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
23
May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
24
Pour out Your indignation on them,
And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.
25
May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.(F)
26
For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.
27
Add [unforgiven] iniquity to their iniquity [in Your book],
And may they not come into Your [i]righteousness.
28
May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]
And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).(G)
29
But I am sorrowful and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.
30
I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
31
And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
32
The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.(H)
33
For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.
34
Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.
35
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,
That His servants may remain there and possess it.
36
The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 67:3 I.e. includes pagan Gentiles.
- Psalm 68:13 Or cooking stones or saddlebags.
- Psalm 68:14 I.e. a dark, wooded hill near Shechem.
- Psalm 68:17 Lit multiples of ten thousand.
- Psalm 68:20 Heb YHWH (Yahweh), usually rendered Lord.
- Psalm 68:24 A reference to the procession bringing the ark of the covenant to Mt. Zion.
- Psalm 69:6 I.e. have their expectations in Your goodness be disappointed.
- Psalm 69:6 Heb YHWH (Yahweh), usually rendered Lord.
- Psalm 69:27 I.e. be justified and acquitted by You.
Psalm 67-69
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Psalm 67-69
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Psalm 67[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—[b](A)
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation(B) among all nations.(C)
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.(D)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(E)
for you rule the peoples with equity(F)
and guide the nations of the earth.(G)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land yields its harvest;(H)
God, our God, blesses us.(I)
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth(J) will fear him.(K)
Psalm 68[c]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(L) may his enemies be scattered;(M)
may his foes flee(N) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(O)
as wax melts(P) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(Q) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(R) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(S)
extol him who rides on the clouds[d](T);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(U)
5 A father to the fatherless,(V) a defender of widows,(W)
is God in his holy dwelling.(X)
6 God sets the lonely(Y) in families,[e](Z)
he leads out the prisoners(AA) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(AB)
7 When you, God, went out(AC) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[f](AD)
8 the earth shook,(AE) the heavens poured down rain,(AF)
before God, the One of Sinai,(AG)
before God, the God of Israel.(AH)
9 You gave abundant showers,(AI) O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty,(AJ) God, you provided(AK) for the poor.
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(AL)
12 “Kings and armies flee(AM) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(AN)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[g](AO)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[h] scattered(AP) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(AQ)
15 Mount Bashan,(AR) majestic mountain,(AS)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(AT) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AU)
17 The chariots(AV) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(AW)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[i]
18 When you ascended(AX) on high,(AY)
you took many captives;(AZ)
you received gifts from people,(BA)
even from[j] the rebellious(BB)—
that you,[k] Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(BC)
who daily bears our burdens.(BD)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(BE)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(BF)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(BG) of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(BH)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(BI)
while the tongues of your dogs(BJ) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(BK)
25 In front are the singers,(BL) after them the musicians;(BM)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(BN)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(BO)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(BP)
27 There is the little tribe(BQ) of Benjamin,(BR) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(BS)
28 Summon your power,(BT) God[l];
show us your strength,(BU) our God, as you have done(BV) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(BW)
30 Rebuke the beast(BX) among the reeds,(BY)
the herd of bulls(BZ) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(CA) who delight in war.(CB)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(CC)
Cush[m](CD) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(CE)
sing praise(CF) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(CG) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(CH) with mighty voice.(CI)
34 Proclaim the power(CJ) of God,
whose majesty(CK) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(CL) in your sanctuary;(CM)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(CN) to his people.(CO)
Praise be to God!(CP)
Psalm 69[n]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters(CQ) have come up to my neck.(CR)
2 I sink in the miry depths,(CS)
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;(CT)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(CU)
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me(CV) without reason(CW)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(CX)
those who seek to destroy me.(CY)
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scorn(DB) for your sake,(DC)
and shame covers my face.(DD)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(DE)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,(DF)
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(DG)
10 When I weep and fast,(DH)
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(DI)
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(DJ) mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.(DK)
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(DL)
in your great love,(DM) O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.(DN)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(DO) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(DP)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(DQ)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(DR)
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(DS) from your servant;
answer me quickly,(DT) for I am in trouble.(DU)
18 Come near and rescue me;
deliver(DV) me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,(DW) disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters,(DX) but I found none.(DY)
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar(DZ) for my thirst.(EA)
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and[o] a trap.(EB)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.(EC)
24 Pour out your wrath(ED) on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(EE)
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(EF)
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(EG)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(EH)
do not let them share in your salvation.(EI)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(EJ)
and not be listed with the righteous.(EK)
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.(EL)
30 I will praise God’s name in song(EM)
and glorify him(EN) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(EO)
32 The poor will see and be glad(EP)—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!(EQ)
33 The Lord hears the needy(ER)
and does not despise his captive people.
Footnotes
- Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
- Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
- Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
- Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
- Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
- Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
- Psalm 68:18 Or they
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
- Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.
- Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
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