Psalm 68
The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
1 Let aGod arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 bAs smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
cAs wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But dlet the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
eExtol 1Him who rides on the 2clouds,
And rejoice before Him.
5 gA father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
6 hGod sets the solitary in families;
iHe brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But jthe rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, kwhen You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness,
Selah
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 lYou, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.
10 Your congregation dwelt in it;
mYou, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
Great was the 4company of those who proclaimed it:
12 “Kings nof armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the 5spoil.
13 oThough you lie down among the 6sheepfolds,
pYou will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”
14 qWhen 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 7fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
rThis is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
17 sThe chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
18 tYou have ascended on high,
uYou have led captivity captive;
vYou have received gifts among men,
Even from wthe rebellious,
xThat the Lord God might dwell there.
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation!
Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation;
And yto God the Lord belong escapes from death.
21 But zGod will wound the head of His enemies,
aThe hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring bback from Bashan,
I will bring them back cfrom the depths of the sea,
23 dThat 8your foot may crush them in blood,
eAnd the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen Your 9procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 fThe 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 gthe fountain of Israel.
27 hThere is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their 1company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 2Your God has icommanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
jKings will bring presents to You.
30 Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
kThe herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone lsubmits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
31 mEnvoys will come out of Egypt;
nEthiopia will quickly ostretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, you pkingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord,
Selah
33 To Him qwho rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a rmighty voice.
34 sAscribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, tYou are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
Psalm 150
Let All Things Praise the Lord
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty 2firmament!
2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;
Praise Him according to His excellent bgreatness!
3 Praise Him with the sound of the 3trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
4Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 150 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens!
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Praise ye the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary:
Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts:
Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet:
Praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance:
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals:
Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm 150 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
2 Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
3 Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
4 Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!
5 Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
6 Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his Temple;
praise him in his mighty heaven.
2 Praise him for his strength;
praise him for his greatness.
3 Praise him with trumpet blasts;
praise him with harps and lyres.
4 Praise him with tambourines and dancing;
praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
5 Praise him with loud cymbals;
praise him with crashing cymbals.
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise God in his sanctuary:
Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts:
Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with trumpet sound:
Praise him with psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with timbrel and dance:
Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe.
5 Praise him with loud cymbals:
Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah.
Praise ye Jehovah.
Psalm 150 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Hallelujah! Praise •God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him in his mighty acts; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp; 4 Praise him with the tambour and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and the pipe; 5 Praise him with loud cymbals; praise him with high sounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that hath breath praise Jah. Hallelujah!
Psalm 150 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Hallelujah!
Praise God in his holy place.
Praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts.
Praise him for his immense greatness.
3 Praise him with sounds from horns.
Praise him with harps and lyres.
4 Praise him with tambourines and dancing.
Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
5 Praise him with loud cymbals.
Praise him with crashing cymbals.
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Hallelujah!
Psalm 150 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Hallelujah!
Praise God in His sanctuary.
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
2 Praise Him for His powerful acts;
praise Him for His abundant greatness.
3 Praise Him with trumpet blast;
praise Him with harp and lyre.
4 Praise Him with tambourine and dance;
praise Him with flute and strings.
5 Praise Him with resounding cymbals;
praise Him with clashing cymbals.
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord.
Hallelujah!
Psalm 150 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament!
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his surpassing greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with clanging cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Praise Yah.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty firmament.
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.
3 Praise him with blast of horn;
praise him with harp and lyre.
4 Praise him with tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flute.
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with clashing cymbals.
6 Every breathing thing,
let it praise Yah.
Praise Yah.
Psalm 150 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his powerful acts.
Praise him because he is greater than anything else.
3 Praise him by blowing trumpets.
Praise him with harps and lyres.
4 Praise him with tambourines and dancing.
Praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
5 Praise him with clashing cymbals.
Praise him with clanging cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Psalm 150 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
2 Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
3 Praise Him with trumpet sound;
Praise Him with harp and lyre.
4 Praise Him with timbrel and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;
Praise Him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!