God Shall Scatter His Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

68 (A)God shall arise, his enemies shall be (B)scattered;
    and those who hate him shall 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 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, (A)“Arise, O Lord, and 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 (C)arm of the Lord;
awake, (D)as in days of old,
    the generations of long ago.
Was it not you who cut (E)Rahab in pieces,
    who pierced (F)the dragon?
10 (G)Was it not you who dried up the sea,
    the waters of the great deep,
who made the depths of the sea a way
    for the redeemed to pass 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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26 Rise up; (A)come to our help!
    (B)Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!

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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 (A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war (B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, (C)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

14 For a long time I have held my peace;
    I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (D)like a woman in labor;
    I will gasp and pant.

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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)At the tumultuous noise peoples flee;
    when you lift yourself up, nations are 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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(A)Arise, O Lord, and go to your (B)resting place,
    you and the ark of your (C)might.
Let your (D)priests be (E)clothed with righteousness,
    and let your (F)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 You (A)crushed (B)Rahab like a carcass;
    you (C)scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.

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

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(A)Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
    (B)lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
    (C)awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
    over it return on high.

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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)And I will scatter toward every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops, (B)and I will unsheathe the sword after them. 15 (C)And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among 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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65 Then the Lord (A)awoke as from sleep,
    like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he (B)put his adversaries to rout;
    he put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of (C)Joseph;
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he (D)loves.

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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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41 “And now arise, O Lord God, and go to your (A)resting place,
    you and the ark of your might.
Let your priests, O Lord God, be (B)clothed with salvation,
    and let your saints (C)rejoice in your goodness.

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41 “Now arise,(A) Lord God, and come to your resting place,(B)
    you and the ark of your might.
May your priests,(C) Lord God, be clothed with salvation,
    may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness.(D)

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10 and (A)repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. (B)He will not be slack with one who hates him. He will repay him to his face.

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10 But

those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction;
    he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.(A)

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