Psalm 68:19-35
New American Standard Bible
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily (A)bears our burden,
(B)The God who is our salvation. Selah
20 God is to us a (C)God of salvation;
And (D)to [a]God the Lord belong ways of escape [b]from death.
21 God certainly will (E)shatter the heads of His enemies,
The hairy [c]head of one who goes about in his guilt.
22 The Lord [d]said, “(F)I will bring them back from Bashan.
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 So that [e](G)your foot may shatter them in blood,
And the tongue of your (H)dogs may have its portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen (I)Your procession, God,
The procession of my God, my King, [f](J)into the sanctuary.
25 The (K)singers went on, the musicians after them,
[g]In the midst of the (L)young women beating tambourines.
26 (M)Bless God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, you who are of the (N)fountain of Israel.
27 (O)Benjamin, the [h]youngest, is there, [i]ruling them,
The leaders of Judah in their company,
The leaders of (P)Zebulun, the leaders of Naphtali.
28 [j]Your God has (Q)commanded your strength;
Show Yourself strong, God, You (R)who acted [k]in our behalf.
29 [l]Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
(S)Kings will bring gifts to You.
30 Rebuke the (T)animals [m]in the reeds,
The herd of (U)bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling the pieces of silver;
He has (V)scattered the peoples who delight in war.
31 [n]Messengers will come from (W)Egypt;
[o](X)Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, you (Y)kingdoms of the earth,
(Z)Sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him who (AA)rides upon the [p](AB)highest heavens, which are from ancient times;
Behold, (AC)He [q]speaks with His voice, a (AD)mighty voice.
34 (AE)Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel,
And (AF)His strength is in the [r]skies.
35 [s]God, You are (AG)awesome from Your [t]sanctuary.
The God of Israel Himself (AH)gives strength and power to the people.
(AI)Blessed be God!
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:20 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Psalm 68:20 I.e., in view of; lit for
- Psalm 68:21 Lit skull
- Psalm 68:22 Or says
- Psalm 68:23 Some ancient versions render, you may bathe your foot in blood
- Psalm 68:24 Or in holiness
- Psalm 68:25 Or The maidens in the midst
- Psalm 68:27 Or smallest
- Psalm 68:27 Or their ruler
- Psalm 68:28 Some mss Command, God
- Psalm 68:28 Lit for us
- Psalm 68:29 Or From Your temple
- Psalm 68:30 Lit of
- Psalm 68:31 As in LXX; MT uncertain, possibly, Articles of bronze; or Articles of red cloth
- Psalm 68:31 Or Ethiopia
- Psalm 68:33 Lit heaven of heavens of old
- Psalm 68:33 Lit gives forth
- Psalm 68:34 Lit clouds
- Psalm 68:35 Or Awesome is God from your sanctuary
- Psalm 68:35 Lit holy places
Psalm 68:19-35
New Living Translation
19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
20 Our God is a God who saves!
The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies,
crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan;
I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.
23 You, my people, will wash[a] your feet in their blood,
and even your dogs will get their share!”
24 Your procession has come into view, O God—
the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.
25 Singers are in front, musicians behind;
between them are young women playing tambourines.
26 Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.
27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.
28 Summon your might, O God.[b]
Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.
29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.
30 Rebuke these enemy nations—
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that delight in war.
31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals[c];
let Ethiopia[d] bring tribute to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth.
Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude
33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
34 Tell everyone about God’s power.
His majesty shines down on Israel;
his strength is mighty in the heavens.
35 God is awesome in his sanctuary.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise be to God!
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