19 Blessed be the Lord,
    who daily (A)bears us up;
    God is our salvation. Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
    (B)and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.
21 (C)But God will strike the heads of his enemies,
    the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
22 The Lord said,
    “I will bring them back (D)from Bashan,
(E)I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may (F)strike your feet in their blood,
    that (G)the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

24 Your procession is[a] seen, O God,
    the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
25 (H)the singers in front, (I)the musicians last,
    between them (J)virgins playing tambourines:
26 (K)“Bless God in the great congregation,
    the Lord, O you[b] who are of (L)Israel's fountain!”
27 There is (M)Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
    the princes of Judah in their throng,
    the princes of (N)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28 (O)Summon your power, O God,[c]
    the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings shall (P)bear gifts to you.
30 Rebuke (Q)the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
    the herd of (R)bulls with the calves of the peoples.
(S)Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
    scatter the peoples who delight in war.[d]
31 Nobles shall come from (T)Egypt;
    (U)Cush shall hasten to (V)stretch out her hands to God.

32 (W)O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
    sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 to him (X)who rides in (Y)the heavens, the ancient heavens;
    behold, he (Z)sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
34 (AA)Ascribe power to God,
    whose majesty is over Israel,
    and whose (AB)power is in (AC)the skies.
35 (AD)Awesome is God from his[e] (AE)sanctuary;
    the God of Israel—he is the one who gives (AF)power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:24 Or has been
  2. Psalm 68:26 The Hebrew for you is plural here
  3. Psalm 68:28 By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power
  4. Psalm 68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
  5. Psalm 68:35 Septuagint; Hebrew your

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