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Psalm 66:18-68
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18 If I had (A)cherished iniquity in my heart,
    (B)the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly (C)God has listened;
    he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,
    because he has not rejected my prayer
    or removed his steadfast love from me!

Make Your Face Shine upon Us

To the choirmaster: with (D)stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

67 May God (E)be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face to (F)shine upon us, Selah
2 that (G)your way may be known on earth,
    your (H)saving power among all nations.
3 (I)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
    for you (J)judge the peoples with equity
    and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
5 (K)Let the peoples praise you, O God;
    let all the peoples praise you!

6 The earth has (L)yielded its increase;
    God, our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us;
    let (M)all the ends of the earth fear him!

God Shall Scatter His Enemies

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

68 (N)God shall arise, his enemies shall be (O)scattered;
    and those who hate him shall flee before him!
2 As (P)smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
    (Q)as wax melts before fire,
    so the wicked shall perish before God!
3 But (R)the righteous shall be glad;
    they shall exult before God;
    they shall be jubilant with joy!

4 Sing to God, (S)sing praises to his name;
    (T)lift up a song to him who (U)rides through (V)the deserts;
his name is (W)the Lord;
    exult before him!
5 (X)Father of the fatherless and (Y)protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.
6 God (Z)settles the solitary in a home;
    he (AA)leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
    but (AB)the rebellious dwell in (AC)a parched land.

7 O God, when you (AD)went out before your people,
    (AE)when you marched through (AF)the wilderness, Selah
8 (AG)the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
    before God, the One of Sinai,
    before God,[a] the God of Israel.
9 (AH)Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
    you restored your inheritance as it languished;
10 your flock[b] found a dwelling in it;
    in your goodness, O God, you (AI)provided for the needy.

11 The Lord gives (AJ)the word;
    (AK)the women who announce the news are a great host:
12     (AL)“The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”
The women at home (AM)divide the spoil—
13     though you men lie among (AN)the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
    its pinions with shimmering gold.
14 When the Almighty scatters kings there,
    let snow fall on (AO)Zalmon.

15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
    O many-peaked[c] mountain, mountain of Bashan!
16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
    at the mount that God (AP)desired for his abode,
    yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
17 (AQ)The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
    thousands upon thousands;
    the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
18 (AR)You ascended on high,
    (AS)leading a host of captives in your train
    and (AT)receiving gifts among men,
even among (AU)the rebellious, (AV)that the Lord God may dwell there.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:8 Or before God, even Sinai before God
  2. Psalm 68:10 Or your congregation
  3. Psalm 68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16
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Psalm 66:18-68
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18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;(A)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(B) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(C) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

Psalm 67[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
    and make his face shine on us—[b](D)
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
    your salvation(E) among all nations.(F)

3 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.(G)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(H)
    for you rule the peoples with equity(I)
    and guide the nations of the earth.(J)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
    may all the peoples praise you.

6 The land yields its harvest;(K)
    God, our God, blesses us.(L)
7 May God bless us still,
    so that all the ends of the earth(M) will fear him.(N)

Psalm 68[c]

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

1 May God arise,(O) may his enemies be scattered;(P)
    may his foes flee(Q) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(R)
    as wax melts(S) before the fire,
    may the wicked perish(T) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(U) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(V)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[d](W);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(X)
5 A father to the fatherless,(Y) a defender of widows,(Z)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(AA)
6 God sets the lonely(AB) in families,[e](AC)
    he leads out the prisoners(AD) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(AE)

7 When you, God, went out(AF) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,[f](AG)
8 the earth shook,(AH) the heavens poured down rain,(AI)
    before God, the One of Sinai,(AJ)
    before God, the God of Israel.(AK)
9 You gave abundant showers,(AL) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,(AM) God, you provided(AN) for the poor.

11 The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(AO)
12 “Kings and armies flee(AP) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.(AQ)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[g](AR)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[h] scattered(AS) the kings in the land,
    it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(AT)

15 Mount Bashan,(AU) majestic mountain,(AV)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses(AW) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AX)
17 The chariots(AY) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;(AZ)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[i]
18 When you ascended(BA) on high,(BB)
    you took many captives;(BC)
    you received gifts from people,(BD)
even from[j] the rebellious(BE)—
    that you,[k] Lord God, might dwell there.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
  2. Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
  3. Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
  4. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
  5. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
  6. Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
  7. Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
  8. Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
  9. Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
  10. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  11. Psalm 68:18 Or they
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