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Psalm 67-69
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The Nations Exhorted to Praise God.

For the music director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 God be gracious to us and (A)bless us,
And (B)cause His face to shine [a]upon us— Selah
2 That (C)Your way may be known on the earth,
(D)Your salvation among all nations.
3 May the (E)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
4 May the (F)nations be glad and sing for joy;
For You will (G)judge the peoples with fairness
And (H)guide the nations on the earth. Selah
5 May the (I)peoples praise You, God;
May all the peoples praise You.
6 The (J)earth has yielded its produce;
God, our God, (K)blesses us.
7 God blesses us,
[b]So that (L)all the ends of the earth may fear Him.

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

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

68 [c]May (M)God arise, [d]may His enemies be scattered,
And [e]may those who hate Him flee from His presence.
2 As (N)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (O)wax melts before a fire,
So the (P)wicked will perish before God.
3 But the (Q)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God;
Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God, (R)sing praises to His name;
[f](S)Exalt Him who (T)rides through the deserts,
Whose (U)name is [g]the Lord, and be jubilant before Him.

5 A (V)father of the fatherless and a (W)judge [h]for the widows,
Is God in His (X)holy dwelling.
6 God [i](Y)makes a home for the lonely;
He (Z)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (AA)the rebellious live in parched lands.

7 God, when You (AB)went forth before Your people,
When You (AC)marched through the desert, Selah
8 The (AD)earth quaked;
The (AE)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
[j](AF)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 You (AG)made plentiful rain fall, God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was [k]parched.
10 Your creatures settled in it;
In Your kindness You (AH)provided for the poor, God.

11 The Lord gives the [l]command;
The (AI)women who proclaim good news are a great army:
12 “(AJ)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will (AK)divide the spoils!”
13 [m]When you lie down (AL)among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with [n]glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (AM)scattered the kings [o]there,
It was snowing in (AN)Zalmon.

15 (AO)The mountain of Bashan is a [p]mountain of God;
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
16 Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks,
At the mountain God has (AP)desired as His dwelling?
Indeed, (AQ)the Lord will dwell there forever.
17 The (AR)chariots of God are [q]myriads, (AS)thousands upon thousands;
[r]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have (AT)ascended on high, You have (AU)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that [s]the Lord God may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (AV)bears our burden,
(AW)The God who is our salvation. Selah
20 God is to us a (AX)God of salvation;
And (AY)to [t]God the Lord belong ways of escape [u]from death.
21 God certainly will (AZ)shatter the heads of His enemies,
The hairy [v]head of one who goes about in his guilt.
22 The Lord [w]said, “(BA)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 So that [x](BB)your foot may shatter them in blood,
And the tongue of your (BC)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

24 They have seen (BD)Your procession, God,
The procession of my God, my King, [y](BE)into the sanctuary.
25 The (BF)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[z]In the midst of the (BG)young women beating tambourines.
26 (BH)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (BI)fountain of Israel.
27 (BJ)Benjamin, the [aa]youngest, is there, [ab]ruling them,
The leaders of Judah in their company,
The leaders of (BK)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.

28 [ac]Your God has (BL)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, God, You (BM)who acted [ad]in our behalf.
29 [ae]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(BN)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (BO)animals [af]in the reeds,
The herd of (BP)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling the pieces of silver;
He has (BQ)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31 [ag]Messengers will come from (BR)Egypt;
[ah](BS)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, you (BT)kingdoms of the earth,
(BU)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him who (BV)rides upon the [ai](BW)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (BX)He [aj]speaks with His voice, a (BY)mighty voice.
34 (BZ)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And (CA)His strength is in the [ak]skies.
35 [al]God, You are (CB)awesome from Your [am]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (CC)gives strength and power to the people.
(CD)Blessed be God!

A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

For the music director; according to [an]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

69 Save me, God,
For the (CE)waters have [ao]threatened my life.
2 I have sunk in deep (CF)mud, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a [ap](CG)flood overflows me.
3 I am (CH)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My (CI)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those (CJ)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would [aq]destroy me (CK)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
(CL)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

5 God, You know (CM)my foolishness,
And (CN)my guilt is not hidden from You.
6 May those who wait for You not (CO)be ashamed because of me, Lord [ar]God of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,
7 Because (CP)for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
(CQ)Dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become (CR)estranged [as]from my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
9 For (CS)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And (CT)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept (CU)in my soul with fasting,
It became my (CV)disgrace.
11 When I made (CW)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (CX)a proverb to them.
12 Those who (CY)sit in the gate talk about me,
And (CZ)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, Lord, (DA)at an acceptable time;
God, in the (DB)greatness of Your mercy,
Answer me with [at]Your saving truth.
14 Rescue me from the (DC)mud and do not let me sink;
May I be (DD)rescued from those who hate me, and from the (DE)depths of water.
15 May the [au](DF)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the (DG)pit close its mouth on me.

16 Answer me, Lord, for (DH)Your mercy is good;
(DI)According to the greatness of Your compassion, (DJ)turn to me,
17 And (DK)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am (DL)in distress; answer me quickly.
18 Come near to my soul and (DM)redeem it;
(DN)Ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my (DO)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are [av]known to You.

20 Disgrace has (DP)broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And (DQ)I waited for sympathy, but there was none;
And for (DR)comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me [aw](DS)a bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they (DT)gave me vinegar to drink.

22 May (DU)their table before them become a snare;
And [ax](DV)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.
23 May their (DW)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their (DX)hips shake continually.
24 (DY)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
25 May their [ay](DZ)camp be desolated;
May there be none living in their tents.
26 For they have (EA)persecuted him whom (EB)You Yourself struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom (EC)You have [az]wounded.
27 Add (ED)guilt to their guilt,
And (EE)may they not come into (EF)Your righteousness.
28 May they be (EG)wiped out of the (EH)book of life,
And may they not be [ba](EI)recorded with the righteous.

29 But I am (EJ)afflicted and in pain;
[bb]May Your salvation, God, (EK)set me safely on high.
30 I will (EL)praise the name of God with song,
And (EM)exalt Him with (EN)thanksgiving.
31 And it will (EO)please the Lord better than an ox
Or bull with horns and hoofs.
32 The (EP)humble [bc]have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, (EQ)let your heart [bd]revive.
33 For (ER)the Lord hears the needy,
And (ES)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

34 (ET)Heaven and earth shall praise Him,
The seas and (EU)everything that moves in them.
35 For God will (EV)save Zion and (EW)build the cities of Judah,
So that they may live there and (EX)possess it.
36 The [be](EY)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name (EZ)will live in it.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 Lit with
  2. Psalm 67:7 Or And let all...earth fear Him
  3. Psalm 68:1 Or God shall
  4. Psalm 68:1 Or His enemies shall
  5. Psalm 68:1 Or those who hate Him shall
  6. Psalm 68:4 Or Prepare the way for Him
  7. Psalm 68:4 Heb Yah
  8. Psalm 68:5 Lit of
  9. Psalm 68:6 Lit makes the solitary to dwell in a house
  10. Psalm 68:8 Lit This is Sinai which
  11. Psalm 68:9 Lit weary
  12. Psalm 68:11 Lit word
  13. Psalm 68:13 Lit If
  14. Psalm 68:13 I.e., gold alloyed with silver
  15. Psalm 68:14 Lit in it
  16. Psalm 68:15 Or mighty mountain
  17. Psalm 68:17 Lit twice 10,000
  18. Psalm 68:17 Another reading is The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
  19. Psalm 68:18 Heb Yah
  20. Psalm 68:20 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  21. Psalm 68:20 I.e., in view of; lit for
  22. Psalm 68:21 Lit skull
  23. Psalm 68:22 Or says
  24. Psalm 68:23 Some ancient versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
  25. Psalm 68:24 Or in holiness
  26. Psalm 68:25 Or The maidens in the midst
  27. Psalm 68:27 Or smallest
  28. Psalm 68:27 Or their ruler
  29. Psalm 68:28 Some mss Command, God
  30. Psalm 68:28 Lit for us
  31. Psalm 68:29 Or From Your temple
  32. Psalm 68:30 Lit of
  33. Psalm 68:31 As in LXX; MT uncertain, possibly, Articles of bronze; or Articles of red cloth
  34. Psalm 68:31 Or Ethiopia
  35. Psalm 68:33 Lit heaven of heavens of old
  36. Psalm 68:33 Lit gives forth
  37. Psalm 68:34 Lit clouds
  38. Psalm 68:35 Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
  39. Psalm 68:35 Lit holy places
  40. Psalm 69 Title Or possibly Lilies
  41. Psalm 69:1 Lit come up to my soul
  42. Psalm 69:2 Lit flowing stream
  43. Psalm 69:4 Or silence
  44. Psalm 69:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  45. Psalm 69:8 Lit to
  46. Psalm 69:13 Or the faithfulness of Your salvation
  47. Psalm 69:15 Lit stream
  48. Psalm 69:19 Lit before You
  49. Psalm 69:21 Or poison
  50. Psalm 69:22 Lit for those who are secure
  51. Psalm 69:25 Lit encampment
  52. Psalm 69:26 Lit pierced
  53. Psalm 69:28 Lit written
  54. Psalm 69:29 Or Your salvation, O God, will set...
  55. Psalm 69:32 Some mss and ancient versions will see
  56. Psalm 69:32 Or live
  57. Psalm 69:36 Lit seed
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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.

5 You, God, know my folly;(CZ)
    my guilt is not hidden from you.(DA)

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.

34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
    the seas and all that move in them,(ES)
35 for God will save Zion(ET)
    and rebuild the cities of Judah.(EU)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36     the children of his servants will inherit it,(EV)
    and those who love his name will dwell there.(EW)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
  2. Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
  3. Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
  4. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
  5. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
  6. Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
  7. Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
  8. Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
  9. Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
  10. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  11. Psalm 68:18 Or they
  12. Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
  13. Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
  14. Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.
  15. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
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