Psalms 68:5-18

5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

6God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

7O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude

8the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

9You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.

10There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.

11The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings the good news.

12Enemy kings and their armies flee, while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

13Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.

14The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

15The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.

16Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the Lord himself will live forever?

17Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.

18When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the Lord God will live among us there.