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Psalm 68:1

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68:1God springs into action!1

His enemies scatter;

his adversaries2 run from him.3

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Or “rises up.” The verb form is an imperfect, not a jussive. The psalmist is describing God’s appearance in battle in a dramatic fashion.
  2. 2 Heb “those who hate him.”
  3. 3 The wording of v. 1 echoes the prayer in Num 10:35: “Spring into action, Lord! Then your enemies will be scattered and your adversaries will run from you.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;

and those who hate him shall flee before him!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;

may his foes flee before him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God arises. His enemies scatter,

and those who hate him flee from his presence.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.

Let those who hate God run for their lives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

God will arise; his enemies will be scattered,

and those who hate him will flee from before him.

KJV 1900King James Version

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered:

Let them also that hate him flee before him.