Psalm 68:1-18

New American Standard Bible

The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.

For the music director. A Psalm of David. A Song.

68 ^[a]May ^(A)God arise, ^[b]may His enemies be scattered,
And ^[c]may those who hate Him flee from His presence.
²As ^(B)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As ^(C)wax melts before a fire,
So the ^(D)wicked will perish before God.
³But the ^(E)righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God;
Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
⁴Sing to God, ^(F)sing praises to His name;
^[d]^(G)Exalt Him who ^(H)rides through the deserts,
Whose ^(I)name is ^[e]the Lord, and be jubilant before Him.

⁵A ^(J)father of the fatherless and a ^(K)judge ^[f]for the widows,
Is God in His ^(L)holy dwelling.
⁶God ^[g]^(M)makes a home for the lonely;
He ^(N)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only ^(O)the rebellious live in parched lands.

⁷God, when You ^(P)went forth before Your people,
When You ^(Q)marched through the desert, Selah
⁸The ^(R)earth quaked;
The ^(S)heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
^[h]^(T)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
⁹You ^(U)made plentiful rain fall, God;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was ^[i]parched.
¹⁰Your creatures settled in it;
In Your kindness You ^(V)provided for the poor, God.

¹¹The Lord gives the ^[j]command;
The ^(W)women who proclaim good news are a great army:
¹²“^(X)Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will ^(Y)divide the spoils!”
¹³^[k]When you lie down ^(Z)among the sheepfolds,
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with ^[l]glistening gold.
¹⁴When the Almighty ^(AA)scattered the kings ^[m]there,
It was snowing in ^(AB)Zalmon.

¹⁵^(AC)The mountain of Bashan is a ^[n]mountain of God;
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
¹⁶Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks,
At the mountain God has ^(AD)desired as His dwelling?
Indeed, ^(AE)the Lord will dwell there forever.
¹⁷The ^(AF)chariots of God are ^[o]myriads, ^(AG)thousands upon thousands;
^[p]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
¹⁸You have ^(AH)ascended on high, You have ^(AI)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that ^[q]the Lord God may dwell there.