Psalm 68
Common English Bible
Psalm 68
For the music leader. Of David. A psalm. A song.
68 Let God rise up;
let his enemies scatter;
let those who hate him
run scared before him!
2 Like smoke is driven away,
drive them away!
Like wax melting before fire,
let the wicked perish before God!
3 But let the righteous be glad
and celebrate before God.
Let them rejoice with gladness!
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
Exalt the one who rides the clouds!
The Lord is his name.
Celebrate before him!
5 Father of orphans and defender of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6 God settles the lonely in their homes;
he sets prisoners free with happiness,[a]
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 When you went forth before your people, God,
when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
8 the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
before God, the one from Sinai—
before God, the God of Israel!
9 You showered down abundant rain, God;
when your inheritance grew weary,
you restored it yourself,
10 and your creatures settled in it.
In your goodness, God,
you provided for the poor.
11 My Lord gives the command—
many messengers are bringing good news:
12 “The kings of armies are on the run!
The women back home divide the spoil.
13 Even if you lie down among the sheepfolds,
there are wings of a dove covered with silver;
its pinions covered in precious gold.”[b]
14 When the Almighty[c] scattered the kings there,
snow fell on Mount Zalmon.
15 Mighty mountain, Mount Bashan;
many-peaked mountain, Mount Bashan!
16 You many-peaked mountain:
Why do you look with envy
at the mountain God desired for his dwelling,
the mountain where the Lord dwells forever?
17 God’s chariots are twice ten thousand—
countless thousands!
My Lord came from Sinai[d] into the sanctuary.
18 You ascended the heights,
leading away your captives,
receiving tribute from people,
even from those who rebel
against the Lord God’s dwelling there.
19 Bless the Lord!
The God of our salvation
supports us day after day! Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation,
and escape from certain death comes through God my Lord.
21 Yes, God will shatter the heads of his enemies—
the very skulls of those who walk in guilt.
22 My Lord has spoken:
“From Bashan I will bring those people back.
I will bring them back from the ocean’s depths
23 so that you can wash your feet in their blood,
so that your dogs’ tongues
can lap up their share of your enemies.”
24 They saw your procession, God—
the procession of my God,
my king, into the sanctuary.
25 First came the singers,
then the musicians;
between them the young women
were playing hand drums:
26 “Bless God in the great congregation;
bless the Lord from Israel’s fountain!”
27 There’s Benjamin leading them,
though he’s little;
then the princes of Judah,
their speaker;
then the princes of Zebulun
and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Summon your strength, God!
Show how strong you are, God,
just as you’ve done for us before,
29 from your temple above Jerusalem,
where kings bring you gifts.
30 Rebuke the wild animals of the marshland,
the herd of bulls among the calves of the peoples.
Trample those who delight in money;
scatter the peoples who take pleasure in battles.
31 Let ambassadors come from Egypt;
let Cush stretch out its hands to God.
32 Sing to God, all kingdoms of the earth!
Sing praises to my Lord. Selah
33 Sing to the one who rides through heaven,
the most ancient heaven.
Look! God sends forth his voice,
his mighty voice.
34 Recognize how strong God is!
His majesty extends over Israel;
his strength is in the clouds.
35 You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries—
the God of Israel who gives strength and power to his people!
Bless God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:6 Or skillfully; LXX, Vulg with strength; Heb uncertain
- Psalm 68:13 Heb uncertain
- Psalm 68:14 Heb Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Correction; MT My Lord was among them, the one from Sinai, in holiness.
Salmos 68
Reina-Valera Antigua
68 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David: Canción. LEVANTESE Dios, sean esparcidos sus enemigos, Y huyan de su presencia los que le aborrecen.
2 Como es lanzado el humo, los lanzarás: Como se derrite la cera delante del fuego, Así perecerán los impíos delante de Dios.
3 Mas los justos se alegrarán: gozarse han delante de Dios, Y saltarán de alegría.
4 Cantad á Dios, cantad salmos á su nombre: Ensalzad al que sube sobre los cielos En JAH su nombre, y alegraos delante de él.
5 Padre de huérfanos y defensor de viudas, Es Dios en la morada de su santuario:
6 El Dios que hace habitar en familia los solos; Que saca á los aprisionados con grillos: Mas los rebeldes habitan en sequedad.
7 Oh Dios, cuando tú saliste delante de tu pueblo, Cuando anduviste por el desierto, (Selah,)
8 La tierra tembló; También destilaron los cielos á la presencia de Dios: Aquel Sinaí tembló delante de Dios, del Dios de Israel.
9 Abundante lluvia esparciste, oh Dios, á tu heredad; Y cuando se cansó, tú la recreaste.
10 Los que son de tu grey han morado en ella: Por tu bondad, oh Dios, has provisto al pobre.
11 El Señor daba palabra: De las evangelizantes había grande ejército.
12 Huyeron, huyeron reyes de ejércitos; Y las que se quedaban en casa partían los despojos.
13 Bien que fuiesteis echados entre los tiestos, Seréis como las alas de la paloma cubierta de plata, Y sus plumas con amarillez de oro.
14 Cuando esparció el Omnipotente los reyes en ella, Emblanquecióse ésta como la nieve en Salmón.
15 Monte de Dios es el monte de Basán; Monte alto el de Basán.
16 ¿Por qué os levantáis, oh montes altos? Este monte amó Dios para su asiento; Ciertamente Jehová habitará en él para siempre.
17 Los carros de Dios son veinte mil, y más millares de ángeles. El Señor entre ellos, como en Sinaí, así en el santuario.
18 Subiste á lo alto, cautivaste la cautividad, Tomaste dones para los hombres, Y también para los rebeldes, para que habite entre ellos JAH Dios.
19 Bendito el Señor; cada día nos colma de beneficios El Dios de nuestra salud. (Selah.)
20 Dios, nuestro Dios ha de salvarnos; Y de Dios Jehová es el librar de la muerte.
21 Ciertamente Dios herirá la cabeza de sus enemigos, La cabelluda mollera del que camina en sus pecados.
22 El Señor dijo: De Basán haré volver, Te haré volver de los profundos de la mar:
23 Porque tu pie se enrojecerá de sangre de tus enemigos, Y de ella la lengua de tus perros.
24 Vieron tus caminos, oh Dios; Los caminos de mi Dios, de mi Rey, en el santuario.
25 Los cantores iban delante, los tañedores detrás; En medio, las doncellas, con adufes.
26 Bendecid á Dios en congregaciones: Al Señor, vosotros de la estirpe de Israel.
27 Allí estaba el joven Benjamín señoreador de ellos, Los príncipes de Judá en su congregación, Los príncipes de Zabulón, los príncipes de Nephtalí.
28 Tu Dios ha ordenado tu fuerza; Confirma, oh Dios, lo que has obrado en nosotros.
29 Por razón de tu templo en Jerusalem Los reyes te ofrecerán dones.
30 Reprime la reunión de gentes armadas, La multitud de toros con los becerros de los pueblos, Hasta que todos se sometan con sus piezas de plata: Disipa los pueblos que se complacen en la guerra.
31 Vendrán príncipes de Egipto; Etiopía apresurará sus manos á Dios.
32 Reinos de la tierra, cantad á Dios, Cantad al Señor (Selah);
33 Al que cabalga sobre los cielos de los cielos que son de antiguo: He aquí á su voz dará voz de fortaleza.
34 Atribuid fortaleza á Dios: Sobre Israel es su magnificencia, Y su poder está en los cielos.
35 Terrible eres, oh Dios, desde tus santuarios: El Dios de Israel, él da fortaleza y vigor á su pueblo. Bendito Dios.
Psalm 68
New King James Version
The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 Let (A)God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 (B)As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
(C)As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But (D)let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
(E)Extol[a] Him who rides on the [b]clouds,
(F)By His name [c]Yah,
And rejoice before Him.
5 (G)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
6 (H)God sets the solitary in families;
(I)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But (J)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, (K)when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah
8 The earth shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 (L)You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.
10 Your congregation dwelt in it;
(M)You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word;
Great was the [d]company of those who proclaimed it:
12 “Kings(N) of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the [e]spoil.
13 (O)Though you lie down among the [f]sheepfolds,
(P)You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”
14 (Q)When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.
15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Why do you [g]fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
(R)This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
17 (S)The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
18 (T)You have ascended on high,
(U)You have led captivity captive;
(V)You have received gifts among men,
Even from (W)the rebellious,
(X)That the Lord God might dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation;
And (Y)to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
21 But (Z)God will wound the head of His enemies,
(AA)The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring (AB)back from Bashan,
I will bring them back (AC)from the depths of the sea,
23 (AD)That [h]your foot may crush them in blood,
(AE)And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen Your [i]procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 (AF)The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.
26 Bless God in the congregations,
The Lord, from (AG)the fountain of Israel.
27 (AH)There is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their [j]company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 [k]Your God has (AI)commanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
(AJ)Kings will bring presents to You.
30 Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
(AK)The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone (AL)submits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
31 (AM)Envoys will come out of Egypt;
(AN)Ethiopia will quickly (AO)stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, you (AP)kingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him (AQ)who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a (AR)mighty voice.
34 (AS)Ascribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, (AT)You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:4 Praise
- Psalm 68:4 MT deserts; Tg. heavens (cf. v. 34 and Is. 19:1)
- Psalm 68:4 Lit. Lord, a shortened Heb. form
- Psalm 68:11 host
- Psalm 68:12 plunder
- Psalm 68:13 Or saddlebags
- Psalm 68:16 Lit. stare
- Psalm 68:23 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. you may dip your foot
- Psalm 68:24 Lit. goings
- Psalm 68:27 throng
- Psalm 68:28 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Command, O God
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