Psalms 68 : 1 (NET)
*For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.
Psalms 68 : 2 (NET)
As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.
Psalms 68 : 3 (NET)
But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.
Psalms 68 : 4 (NET)
Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is his name! Rejoice before him!
Psalms 68 : 5 (NET)
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
Psalms 68 : 6 (NET)
God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.
Psalms 68 : 7 (NET)
O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)
Psalms 68 : 8 (NET)
the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
Psalms 68 : 9 (NET)
O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,
Psalms 68 : 10 (NET)
for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.
Psalms 68 : 11 (NET)
The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.
Psalms 68 : 12 (NET)
Kings leading armies run away� they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot.
Psalms 68 : 13 (NET)
When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.
Psalms 68 : 14 (NET)
When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon!
Psalms 68 : 15 (NET)
The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.
Psalms 68 : 16 (NET)
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!
Psalms 68 : 17 (NET)
God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.
Psalms 68 : 18 (NET)
You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there!
Psalms 68 : 19 (NET)
The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)
Psalms 68 : 20 (NET)
Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.
Psalms 68 : 21 (NET)
Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.
Psalms 68 : 22 (NET)
The Lord says, "I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
Psalms 68 : 23 (NET)
so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses."
Psalms 68 : 24 (NET)
They see your processions, O God� the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.
Psalms 68 : 25 (NET)
Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.
Psalms 68 : 26 (NET)
In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel!
Psalms 68 : 27 (NET)
There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
Psalms 68 : 28 (NET)
God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,
Psalms 68 : 29 (NET)
as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.
Psalms 68 : 30 (NET)
Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.
Psalms 68 : 31 (NET)
They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.
Psalms 68 : 32 (NET)
O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God! Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)
Psalms 68 : 33 (NET)
to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.
Psalms 68 : 34 (NET)
Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies!
Psalms 68 : 35 (NET)
You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!
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