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Psalm 68:11-18
English Standard Version
Psalm 68:11-18
English Standard Version
11 The Lord gives (A)the word;
(B)the women who announce the news are a great host:
12 (C)“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
The women at home (D)divide the spoil—
13 though you men lie among (E)the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with shimmering gold.
14 When the Almighty scatters kings there,
let snow fall on (F)Zalmon.
15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peaked[a] mountain, mountain of Bashan!
16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount that God (G)desired for his abode,
yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
17 (H)The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
18 (I)You ascended on high,
(J)leading a host of captives in your train
and (K)receiving gifts among men,
even among (L)the rebellious, (M)that the Lord God may dwell there.
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16
Psalm 68:11-18
New International Version
Psalm 68:11-18
New International Version
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(A)
12 “Kings and armies flee(B) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(C)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[a](D)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[b] scattered(E) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(F)
15 Mount Bashan,(G) majestic mountain,(H)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(I) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(J)
17 The chariots(K) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(L)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[c]
18 When you ascended(M) on high,(N)
you took many captives;(O)
you received gifts from people,(P)
even from[d] the rebellious(Q)—
that you,[e] Lord God, might dwell there.
Footnotes
- 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
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