{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":68,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/67","next":"psalms/69","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 God arises. His enemies are scattered,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and those who hate Him flee His presence."}],"h":"God’s Enemies Are Scattered","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"As smoke is blown away, You will drive [them] out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"As smoke is blown away,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You will drive [them] out;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"as wax melts before the fire,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the wicked will perish in the presence of God."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"But the righteous will be glad [and] rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"But the righteous will be glad"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] rejoice before God;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they will celebrate with joy."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD — and rejoice before Him.","f":["Or rides through the deserts"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Sing to God!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Sing praises to His name."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Exalt Him who rides on the clouds —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His name is the LORD —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and rejoice before Him."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows [is] God in His holy habitation.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A father of the fatherless"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a defender of widows"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[is] God in His holy habitation."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners {out} to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched [land].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"God settles the lonely in families;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He leads the prisoners {out} to prosperity,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched [land]."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"O God, when You went out before Your people,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when You marched through the wasteland,"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"the earth shook and the heavens poured down [rain] before God, the One [on] Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"the earth shook and the heavens poured down [rain]"},{"style":"indent2","t":"before God, the One [on] Sinai,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"before God, the God of Israel."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You sent abundant rain, O God;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You refreshed Your weary inheritance."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Your flock settled therein;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim [it]:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The Lord gives the command;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a great company of women proclaim [it]:"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":12,"t":"“ Kings [and their] armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"“ Kings [and their] armies flee in haste;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"she who waits at home divides the plunder."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the wings of the dove are covered with silver,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and her feathers with shimmering gold.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"When the Almighty scattered the kings in [the land], it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.","f":["Hebrew Shaddai"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When the Almighty scattered the kings in [the land],"},{"style":"indent2","t":"it was like the snow falling on Zalmon."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"A mountain of God [is] Mount Bashan; a mountain [of] [many] peaks [is] Mount Bashan.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A mountain of God [is] Mount Bashan;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a mountain [of] [many] peaks [is] Mount Bashan."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? [This is] the mountain God chose for [His] dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[This is] the mountain God chose for [His] dwelling,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"where the LORD will surely dwell forever."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"The chariots of God [are] tens of thousands — thousands of thousands [are they]; the Lord [is] in His sanctuary [as He was at] Sinai.","f":["Or the Lord has come from Sinai in His holiness"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The chariots of God [are] tens of thousands —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"thousands of thousands [are they];"},{"style":"indent1","t":"the Lord [is] in His sanctuary"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[as He was at] Sinai."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even [from] the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell [there].","f":["Cited in Ephesians 4:8"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have ascended on high;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have led captives away."},{"style":"indent1","t":"You have received gifts from men,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even [from] the rebellious,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that the LORD God may dwell [there]."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Blessed [be] the Lord,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[who] daily bears our burden,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the God of our salvation."},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"Our God [is] a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD [is our] rescuer from death.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Our God [is] a God of deliverance;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the Lord GOD [is our] rescuer from death."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"The Lord said,“ I will retrieve [them] from Bashan, I will bring [them] up from the depths of the sea,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The Lord said,“ I will retrieve [them] from Bashan,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will bring [them] up from the depths of the sea,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"that your foot may be dipped in the blood of [your] foes — the tongues of your dogs in [the same].”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"that your foot may be dipped"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in the blood of [your] foes —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the tongues of your dogs in [the same].”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"They have seen Your procession, O God — the march of my God [and] King into the sanctuary.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"They have seen Your procession, O God —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the march of my God [and] King into the sanctuary."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":25,"t":"The singers lead the way, the musicians [follow] after, among the maidens playing tambourines.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The singers lead the way,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the musicians [follow] after,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"among the maidens playing tambourines."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Bless God in the great congregation; [bless] the LORD from the fountain of Israel.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Bless God in the great congregation;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[bless] the LORD from the fountain of Israel."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"There [is] Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah [in] their company, the princes of Zebulun [and] of Naphtali.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"There [is] Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the princes of Judah [in] their company,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the princes of Zebulun [and] of Naphtali."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.","f":["LXX and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned your power"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Summon Your power, O God;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"show Your strength, O God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"which You have exerted on our behalf."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":29,"t":"Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Because of Your temple at Jerusalem"},{"style":"indent2","t":"kings will bring You gifts."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, [until] it submits, [bringing] bars of silver. Scatter the nations [who] delight in war.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Rebuke the beast in the reeds,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"[until] it submits, [bringing] bars of silver."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Scatter the nations [who] delight in war."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.","f":["That is, the upper Nile region"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Envoys will arrive from Egypt;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Cush will stretch out her hands to God."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord — Selah","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"sing praises to the Lord —"},{"style":"selah","t":"Selah"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":33,"t":"to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, {His} mighty voice resounds.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"behold, {His} mighty voice resounds."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty [is] over Israel, whose strength [is] in the skies.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Ascribe the power to God,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"whose majesty [is] over Israel,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"whose strength [is] in the skies."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"O God, [You are] awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to [His] people. Blessed [be] God!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"O God, [You are] awesome in Your sanctuary;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the God of Israel Himself"},{"style":"indent2","t":"gives strength and power to [His] people."},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Blessed [be] God!"}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song."}