Psalm 68:1–20
1 Let aGod arise, let his enemies bbe scattered:
Let them also that hate him flee †before him.
2 cAs smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
dAs wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let ethe righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God:
Yea, let them †exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, fsing praises to his name:
gExtol him that rideth upon the heavens
By his name hJAH, and rejoice before him.
5 A ifather of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation.
6 God ksetteth the lsolitary †in families:
mHe bringeth out those which are bound with chains:
But nthe rebellious odwell in a dry land.
7 O God, pwhen thou wentest forth before thy people,
qWhen thou didst march through rthe wilderness; Selah:
8 qThe earth shook, the heavens also dropped
At the presence of God: even sSinai itself was moved
At the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 tThou, O God, didst †send a plentiful rain,
Whereby thou didst †confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy ucongregation hath dwelt therein:
Thou, O God, hast wprepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Great was the †company of those that published it.
12 xKings of armies †did flee apace:
And yshe that tarried at home zdivided the spoil.
13 Though ye have lien among athe pots,
Yet shall ye be as the bwings of a dove covered with silver,
And her bfeathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty cscattered kings ||in it,
It was white as snow in dSalmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan;
An high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 Why eleap ye, ye high hills?
This is fthe hill gwhich God desireth to dwell in;
Yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
17 hThe chariots of God are itwenty thousand, ||even thousands of angels:
The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 kThou hast ascended on high, lthou hast led captivity captive:
mThou hast received gifts †for men;
Yea, for nthe rebellious also, othat the pLord God might dwell among them.
Who daily loadeth us with benefits,
Even the God of our salvation. Selah.