The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

68 Let (A)God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

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Psalm 68[a]

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.

May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
    may his foes flee(C) before him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.

35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:

(A)“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”

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35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(A) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(B)
    may your foes flee before you.(C)(D)

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(A)Awake, awake, (B)put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake (C)as in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
(D)Are You not the arm that cut (E)Rahab apart,
And wounded the (F)serpent?

10 Are You not the One who (G)dried up the sea,
The waters of the great deep;
That made the depths of the sea a road
For the redeemed to cross over?

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Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?
10 Was it not you who dried up the sea,(G)
    the waters of the great deep,(H)
who made a road in the depths of the sea(I)
    so that the redeemed(J) might cross over?

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At the noise of the tumult the people (A)shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;

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At the uproar of your army,(A) the peoples flee;(B)
    when you rise up,(C) the nations scatter.

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26 Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.

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26 Rise up(A) and help us;
    rescue(B) us because of your unfailing love.(C)

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13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, (A)yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.

Promise of the Lord’s Help

14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in [a]labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:14 childbirth

13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(A)
    like a warrior(B) he will stir up his zeal;(C)
with a shout(D) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(E)

14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(F)
    I have been quiet and held myself back.(G)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
    I cry out, I gasp and pant.(H)

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(A)Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,
You and (B)the ark of Your strength.
Let Your priests (C)be clothed with righteousness,
And let Your saints shout for joy.

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‘Arise, Lord,(A) and come to your resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness;(B)
    may your faithful people(C) sing for joy.’”

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10 (A)You have broken [a]Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain;
You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:10 Egypt

10 You crushed Rahab(A) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered(B) your enemies.

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Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
(A)Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
(B)Rise up [a]for me to the judgment You have commanded!
So the congregation of the peoples shall surround You;
For their sakes, therefore, return on high.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my God

Arise,(A) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(B)
    Awake,(C) my God; decree justice.
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(D)

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14 (A)I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and (B)I will draw out the sword after them.

15 (C)“Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.

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14 I will scatter to the winds all those around him—his staff and all his troops—and I will pursue them with drawn sword.(A)

15 “They will know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations(B) and scatter them through the countries.

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15 “Behold, (A)I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth;
You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small,
And make the hills like chaff.
16 You shall (B)winnow them, the wind shall carry them away,
And the whirlwind shall scatter them;
You shall rejoice in the Lord,
And (C)glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(A)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(B) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(C)
16 You will winnow(D) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(E) will blow them away.(F)
But you will rejoice(G) in the Lord
    and glory(H) in the Holy One(I) of Israel.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
(A)Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 And (B)He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (C)which He loved.

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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(A)
    as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
    he put them to everlasting shame.(B)
67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;(C)
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,(D)
    Mount Zion,(E) which he loved.

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30 Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
(A)The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone (B)submits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.

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30 Rebuke the beast(A) among the reeds,(B)
    the herd of bulls(C) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations(D) who delight in war.(E)

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