Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God. But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy. Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

⁷O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness—(Selah) — ⁸The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, yon Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel. ⁹Thou, O God, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it. ¹⁰Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God! ¹¹The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers. ¹²Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. ¹³Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold. ¹⁴When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.

¹⁵As mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, as mount Bashan. ¹⁶Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell there for ever. ¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness. ¹⁸Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even for the rebellious, for the dwelling there of Jah Elohim. ¹⁹Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us with good, the •God who is our salvation. Selah. ²⁰Our •God is the •God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death. ²¹Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

²²The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depth of the sea; ²³That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies. ²⁴They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my •God, my King, in the sanctuary. ²⁵The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets. ²⁶In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord, —ye from the fountain of Israel. ²⁷There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. ²⁸Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. ²⁹Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. ³⁰Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: every one submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war. ³¹Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.

³²Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,) ³³Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. ³⁴Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. ³⁵Terrible art thou, O God, out of thy sanctuaries, —the •God of Israel! He it is that giveth strength and might unto the people. Blessed be God!

Psalm 69

To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me. I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee. Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s sons; For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me. And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; — And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them. They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.

¹³But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation: ¹⁴Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters. ¹⁵Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. ¹⁶Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy loving-kindness is good: according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, turn toward me; ¹⁷And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily. ¹⁸Draw nigh unto my soul, be its redeemer; ransom me because of mine enemies. ¹⁹Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. ²⁰Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. ²¹Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²²Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap; ²³Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake. ²⁴Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger take hold of them. ²⁵Let their habitation be desolate; let there be no dweller in their tents. ²⁶For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded. ²⁷Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness. ²⁸Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. ²⁹But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.

³⁰I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving; ³¹And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, —a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs. ³²The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live. ³³For Jehovah heareth the needy, and despiseth not his prisoners. ³⁴Let heavens and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moveth therein. ³⁵For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah; and they shall dwell there, and possess it: ³⁶And the seed of his servants shall inherit it, and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

Psalm 70

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: to bring to remembrance.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Jehovah, hasten to my help. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity; Let them turn back because of their shame that say, Aha! Aha! Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee, and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified! But I am afflicted and needy: make haste unto me, O God. Thou art my help and my deliverer: O Jehovah, make no delay.

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