Add parallel Print Page Options

Praise and Thanksgiving

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

68 [a]Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
    let those who hate him flee before him!
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
    as wax melts before fire,
    let the wicked perish before God!
But let the righteous be joyful;
    let them exult before God;
    let them be jubilant with joy!

Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
    lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds;[b]
    his name is the Lord, exult before him!

Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.
God gives the desolate a home to dwell in;
    he leads out the prisoners to prosperity;
    but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people,
    when thou didst march through the wilderness,Selah
the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
    at the presence of God;
yon Sinai quaked at the presence of God,
    the God of Israel.
Rain in abundance, O God, thou didst shed abroad;
    thou didst restore thy heritage as it languished;
10 thy flock found a dwelling in it;
    in thy goodness, O God, thou didst provide for the needy.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 68 This is one of the most ancient compositions in the Psalter and has been influenced by Canaanite motifs and representations.
  2. Psalm 68:4 Or cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts

32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth;
    sing praises to the Lord,Selah
33 to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
    lo, he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.
34 Ascribe power to God,
    whose majesty is over Israel,
    and his power is in the skies.
35 Terrible is God in his[a] sanctuary,
    the God of Israel,
    he gives power and strength to his people.

Blessed be God!

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:35 Gk: Heb from thy

Bible Gateway Recommends