Psalm 68:1-18

Christian Standard Bible

⁴ Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.
Exalt him who rides on the clouds^[a]—
his name is the Lord^[b]—and celebrate before him.^(D)
5 God in his holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.^(E)
6 God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,^[c]
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.^(F)

⁷ God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the desert,Selah
⁸ the earth trembled and the skies poured rain
before God, the God of Sinai,^[d]
before God, the God of Israel.^(G)
9 You, God, showered abundant rain;
you revived your inheritance when it languished.^(H)
10 Your people settled in it;
God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.^(I)

¹¹ The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news:^(J)
12 “The kings of the armies flee—they flee!”
She who stays at home divides the spoil.^(K)
13 While^[e] you lie among the sheep pens,^[f]
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.^(L)
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,
it snowed on Zalmon.^[g](M)

¹⁵ Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain;
Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.^(N)
16 Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,
at the mountain God desired for his abode?
The Lord will dwell there forever!^(O)
17 God’s chariots are tens of thousands,
thousands and thousands;^(P)
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary^[h]
as he was at Sinai.^(Q)
18 You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
you received gifts from^[i] people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might dwell there.^[j](R)