得勝的凱歌

大衛作的詩,交給樂長。

68 願上帝起來驅散祂的仇敵,
使恨祂的人四散奔逃。
願你驅散他們,
如風把煙吹散。
願惡人在上帝面前滅亡,
如蠟在火中熔化。
願義人在上帝面前歡欣快樂,
願他們高興歡喜。
要歌頌上帝,
讚美祂的名,
要頌揚駕雲而行的上帝。
祂的名字是耶和華,
要在祂面前歡喜快樂。
住在聖所的上帝是孤兒的父親,寡婦的保護者。
祂使孤苦者有家,
讓被囚者歡然脫離牢籠。
但叛逆者要住在乾旱之地。
上帝啊,
你曾帶領你的子民走過荒野。(細拉)
那時,在西奈山的上帝面前,
在以色列的上帝面前,
大地震動,諸天降雨。

上帝啊,你降下沛雨,
滋潤你乾旱的產業——以色列,
10 讓你的子民得以安居在那裡。
上帝啊,
你滿懷恩慈地供養窮苦人。
11 主下達命令,
成群的婦女便奔相走告:
12 「眾王和他們的軍隊逃走了,逃走了!」
以色列的婦女都在分戰利品。
13 即使羊圈裡的看羊人也披金戴銀,
就像鴿子鍍銀的翅膀和金光閃閃的羽毛。
14 全能的上帝驅散了眾王,
勢如大雪灑落在撒們。
15 巴珊的山巍峨雄壯,群峰聳立。
16 崇山峻嶺啊,
你們為何嫉妒地盯著上帝選為居所的山,
耶和華永遠居住的地方呢?
17 上帝帶著千千萬萬的戰車從西奈山來到祂的聖所。
18 你升上高天時,
帶著許多俘虜;
你接受了眾人的禮物,
甚至叛逆者的禮物。
耶和華上帝就住在那裡。
19 要稱頌主,
稱頌我們的救主上帝,
祂天天背負我們的重擔。(細拉)

20 我們的上帝是拯救的上帝,
主耶和華救我們脫離死亡。
21 上帝必打碎仇敵的頭顱,
敲破怙惡不悛者的腦袋。
22 主說:
「我要把他們從巴珊帶回來,
從深海帶回來,
23 好讓你們的腳從他們的血泊中踩過,
你們的狗也可以吃他們的肉。」
24 上帝啊,你的隊伍已經出現;
我的上帝,我的王啊,
你的隊伍進了聖所,
25 歌唱的在前,奏樂的殿後,
搖手鼓的少女居中。
26 要在大會中讚美上帝,
以色列的會眾都要讚美耶和華。
27 最小的便雅憫支派在前領路,
後面跟著大群的猶大首領,
還有西布倫和拿弗他利的首領。
28 上帝啊,求你施展你的權能;
上帝啊,求你像以前一樣為我們彰顯你的力量。
29 君王都帶著禮物來到你耶路撒冷的聖殿。
30 求你斥責那蘆葦中的野獸,
斥責成群的公牛和列邦的牛犢,
使他們俯首獻上貢銀。
求你驅散好戰的列邦。
31 埃及的使節來朝見,
古實也要歸降上帝。
32 世上的列國啊,
要向上帝歌唱,
你們要歌頌主,
33 歌頌凌駕在萬古穹蒼之上的主。
聽啊,祂聲如雷鳴。
34 你們要傳揚上帝的大能,
祂的威榮普照以色列,
祂的權能彰顯於穹蒼。
35 上帝啊,你在聖所中令人敬畏。
以色列的上帝把力量和權能賜給祂的子民。
上帝當受稱頌!

Let God’s Enemies Be Scattered

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

68 [a]Let (A)God arise, [b]let His enemies be scattered,
And [c]let those who hate Him flee before Him.
As (B)smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As (C)wax melts before the fire,
So let the (D)wicked perish before God.
But let the (E)righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
And let them rejoice with gladness.
Sing to God, (F)sing praises to His name;
[d](G)Lift up a song for Him who (H)rides through the deserts,
Whose (I)name is [e]Yah, and exult before Him.

A (J)father of the fatherless and a (K)judge [f]for the widows,
Is God in His (L)holy habitation.
God (M)causes the lonely to inhabit a home;
He (N)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (O)the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

O God, when You (P)went forth before Your people,
When You (Q)marched through the wasteland, [g]Selah.
The (R)earth quaked;
The (S)heavens also dripped rain at the presence of God;
[h](T)Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
You (U)caused abundant rain to sprinkle down, O God;
You established Your inheritance when it was [i]parched.
10 Your creatures inhabited it;
You (V)established it in Your goodness for the poor, O God.

11 The Lord gives the word;
The (W)women who proclaim the good news are a great host:
12 (X)Kings of armies retreat, they retreat,
And she who remains at home will (Y)divide the spoil!”
13 If you men lie down (Z)among the [j]sheepfolds,
You all would be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
14 When the Almighty (AA)dispersed the kings [k]there,
It was snowing in (AB)Zalmon.

15 A [l](AC)mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has (AD)prized for His habitation?
Surely (AE)Yahweh will dwell there forever.
17 The (AF)chariots of God are [m]myriads, (AG)thousands upon thousands;
[n]The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.
18 You have (AH)ascended on high, You have (AI)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that Yah—God—may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (AJ)bears our burden,
(AK)The God who is our salvation. Selah.
20 God is to us a (AL)God of [o]salvation;
And (AM)to Yahweh the Lord belong escapes [p]from death.
21 Surely God will (AN)crush the head of His enemies,
The hairy [q]skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.
22 The Lord [r]said, “(AO)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;
23 That [s](AP)your foot may crush them in blood,
The tongue of your (AQ)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”

24 They have seen (AR)Your [t]procession, O God,
The [u]procession of my God, my King, [v](AS)into the sanctuary.
25 The (AT)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[w]In the midst of the (AU)maidens beating tambourines.
26 (AV)Bless God in the congregations,
Yahweh, the (AW)fountain of Israel.
27 There is (AX)Benjamin, the [x]youngest, [y]having dominion over them,
The princes of Judah in their throng,
The princes of (AY)Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28 [z]Your God has (AZ)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, O God, (BA)who has worked [aa]on our behalf.
29 [ab]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(BB)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (BC)beast [ac]in the reeds,
The herd of (BD)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has (BE)cast out the peoples who delight in war.
31 Envoys will come out of (BF)Egypt;
[ad](BG)Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, O (BH)kingdoms of the earth,
(BI)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.
33 To Him who (BJ)rides upon the [ae](BK)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (BL)He gives forth His voice, a (BM)voice that is strong.
34 (BN)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And (BO)His strength is in the [af]skies.
35 [ag]O God, You are (BP)awesome from Your [ah]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (BQ)gives strength and might to the people.
(BR)Blessed be God!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:1 Or God shall
  2. Psalm 68:1 Or His enemies shall
  3. Psalm 68:1 Or those who hate Him shall
  4. Psalm 68:4 Or Cast up a highway
  5. Psalm 68:4 The shortened form of Yahweh, found in poetry and praise (e.g. Hallelujah), and in names (e.g. Zechariah)
  6. Psalm 68:5 Lit of
  7. Psalm 68:7 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
  8. Psalm 68:8 Lit This is Sinai which
  9. Psalm 68:9 Lit weary
  10. Psalm 68:13 Or cooking stones, saddle bags
  11. Psalm 68:14 Lit in it
  12. Psalm 68:15 Or mighty mountain is
  13. Psalm 68:17 Lit twice ten thousand
  14. Psalm 68:17 Or The Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary
  15. Psalm 68:20 Lit salvations
  16. Psalm 68:20 In view of; lit for
  17. Psalm 68:21 Or crown
  18. Psalm 68:22 Or says
  19. Psalm 68:23 Some versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
  20. Psalm 68:24 Lit goings
  21. Psalm 68:24 Lit goings
  22. Psalm 68:24 Lit in the sanctuary; or in holiness
  23. Psalm 68:25 Or The maidens in the midst
  24. Psalm 68:27 Or smallest
  25. Psalm 68:27 Or their ruler
  26. Psalm 68:28 Some mss Command, God
  27. Psalm 68:28 Lit for us
  28. Psalm 68:29 Or From Your temple
  29. Psalm 68:30 Lit of
  30. Psalm 68:31 Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6
  31. Psalm 68:33 Lit heaven of heavens of old
  32. Psalm 68:34 Lit clouds
  33. Psalm 68:35 Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
  34. Psalm 68:35 Lit holy places