To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm: a Song.
1Let God arise, lethisenemiesbescattered,andlet themthathatehimflee beforehim. 2Assmokeisdriven, thou wilt drivethemaway;aswax meltethbeforethefire,thewickedshallperishatthepresenceH6440ofGodH430. 3Buttherighteousshallrejoice:theyshallexultbeforeGodH430andbegladwithjoy. 4Sing untoGodH430, sing forthhisname; castupawayforhimthatridethinthedeserts:hisnameisJah;andrejoiceH8055beforehim. 5Afatherofthefatherless,andajudgeofthewidows,isGodH430inhisholy habitation. 6GodH430makeththesolitary intofamilies; thosethatwereboundhebringeth out into prosperity: buttherebellious dwellinaparched [land]. 7OGodH430,whenthou wentestforthH3318beforethypeople,whenthou didstmarchthroughthewilderness — (Selah) — 8Theearth trembled,theheavensalsodroppedatthepresenceH6440ofGodH430, yon Sinai,atthepresenceH6440ofGodH430,theGodH430ofIsrael. 9Thou,OGodH430, didst pouraplentiful rain upon thine inheritance,andwhenitwasweary thou strengthenedstit. 10Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hastpreparedH3559inthy goodness,fortheafflicted,OGodH430! 11TheLord givestheword:greatthehostofthepublishers. 12KingsofarmiesH6635flee; they flee,andshethattarrieth at home divideththespoil. 13Though yehavelain amongthesheepfolds, [yeshallbeas] wingsofadove coveredwithsilver,andher featherswithgreen gold. 14WhentheAlmighty scattered kingsinit,itbecame snow-whiteasZalmon. 15[As] mount BashanisthemountofGod,amany-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan. 16Why do ye lookwithenvy, ye many-peakedmountainsH2022, uponthemountthatGodH430hath desiredforhisabode? yea, Jehovahwilldwell [there]forever. 17ThechariotsofGodH430aretwenty thousand, thousandsuponthousands;theLordisamongthem:itisaSinaiinholiness. 18Thou hast ascendedonhigh, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast receivedgiftsinMan,andeven [for]therebellious,forthedwelling [there]ofJahElohim. 19BlessedbetheLord: daybyday dothheloadus[withgood],theGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430whoisoursalvation. Selah. 20OurGodH410istheGodH410ofsalvationיְֽשׁוּעָתֵ֬נוּye.shu.'a.Te.nuH3444;andwithJehovah,theLordH136,arethegoings forth [even]fromdeath. 21VerilyGodH410willsmitetheheadofhis enemies,thehairy scalpofhimthatgoethonstillinhis trespasses. 22TheLord said,IwillbringagainfromBashan,Iwillbring[them] againfromthedepthofthesea; 23Thatthou mayest dip thy footinblood:thetongueofthy dogshasitsportionfromenemies. 24Theyhaveseen thy goings, O God,thegoingsofmyGod,myKing,inthesanctuary. 25Thesingers wentbefore,theplayersonstringed instruments after,inthemidstofmaidens playingontabrets. 26Inthecongregations bless ye God,theLord, — [ye]fromthefountainofIsrael. 27Thereislittle Benjamin,theirruler;theprincesofJudah,theircompany;theprincesofZebulun,theprincesofNaphtali. 28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God,thatwhichthou hast wroughtforus. 29Becauseofthy templeatJerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30Rebukethebeastofthereeds,theassemblyofthestrong,withthecalvesofthepeoples: [everyone] submitteth himselfwithpiecesofsilver. Scatterthepeoplesthatdelightinwar. 31GreatonesH47shallcome outofEgypt; Ethiopiashallquickly stretch out her hands untoGod. 32Ye kingdomsoftheearth, sing untoGodH430; sing psalmsoftheLord, (Selah,) 33Ofhimthatrideth upontheheavens,theheavens whichareofold: lo,heutterethhisvoice,amightyvoice. 34AscribeyestrengthH5797untoGod:hisexcellencyisoverIsrael,andhisstrengthH5797isintheclouds. 35Terrible art thou,OGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,outofthy sanctuaries, —theGodלֵֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםle.Lo.HimH430ofIsraelH3478!HeitisthatgivethstrengthH5797andmightuntothepeople. BlessedbeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430! Commentaries on Psalms 68
Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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