Psalm 68:1–2
Psalm 68:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered:
Let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.
2 Blow them away like smoke.
Melt them like wax in a fire.
Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Let God rise up and scatter his enemies;
let those who hate him run away from him.
2 Blow them away as smoke
is driven away by the wind.
As wax melts before a fire,
let the wicked be destroyed before God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
Let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 God will arise.
His enemies will be scattered.
Those who hate him will flee from him.
2 Blow them away like smoke.
Let wicked people melt in God’s presence like wax next to a fire.
Psalm 68:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.
2 As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered;
let those who hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
let the wicked perish before God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 God will arise; his enemies will be scattered,
and those who hate him will flee from before him.
2 As smoke is driven off, you will drive them off.
As wax melts before fire,
the wicked will perish before God.
Psalm 68:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 May God rise up and scatter his enemies.
May they turn and run away from him.
2 As wind blows smoke away,
so may God blow them away.
As fire melts wax,
so may he destroy sinful people.
Psalm 68:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate Him flee before Him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.