Psalm 66:18-68
English Standard Version
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
- Psalm 68:8 Or before God, even Sinai before God
- Psalm 68:10 Or your congregation
- Psalm 68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16
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