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 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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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) and help us;
    rescue(B) us because of your unfailing love.(C)

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

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

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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 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 “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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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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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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11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield,[a](A)
    or my people will forget.(B)
In your might uproot them
    and bring them down.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 59:11 Or sovereign

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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23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(A) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B) 24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.(C)

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14 When the Almighty[a] scattered(A) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai

Your hand will lay hold(A) on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.

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You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(A) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(B) and filled the whole earth.(C)

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When the days of your siege come to an end, burn(A) a third(B) of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind.(C) For I will pursue them with drawn sword.(D)

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