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Cântico de louvor e ação de graças a Deus como nosso Salvador

Salmo e cântico de Davi para o cantor-mor

68 Levante-se Deus, e sejam dissipados os seus inimigos; fugirão de diante dele os que o aborrecem. Como se impele a fumaça, assim tu os impeles; como a cera se derrete diante do fogo, assim pereçam os ímpios diante de Deus. Mas alegrem-se os justos, e se regozijem na presença de Deus, e folguem de alegria.

Cantai a Deus, cantai louvores ao seu nome; louvai aquele que vai sobre os céus, pois o seu nome é Jeová; exultai diante dele.

Pai de órfãos e juiz de viúvas é Deus no seu lugar santo. Deus faz que o solitário viva em família; liberta aqueles que estão presos em grilhões; mas os rebeldes habitam em terra seca.

Ó Deus! Quando saías adiante do teu povo, quando caminhavas pelo deserto, (Selá) a terra abalava-se, e os céus destilavam perante a face de Deus; o próprio Sinai tremeu na presença de Deus, do Deus de Israel. Tu, ó Deus, mandaste a chuva em abundância e confortaste a tua herança, quando estava cansada. 10 Nela habitava o teu rebanho; tu, ó Deus, proveste o pobre da tua bondade.

11 O Senhor deu a palavra; grande era o exército dos que anunciavam as boas-novas. 12 Reis de exércitos fugiram à pressa; e aquela que ficava em casa repartia os despojos. 13 Ainda que vos deiteis entre redis, sereis como as asas de uma pomba, cobertas de prata, com as suas penas de ouro amarelo. 14 Quando o Onipotente ali espalhou os reis, foi como quando cai a neve em Zalmom.

15 O monte de Deus é como o monte de Basã, um monte elevado como o monte de Basã. 16 Por que saltais, ó montes elevados? Este é o monte que Deus desejou para sua habitação, e o Senhor habitará nele eternamente. 17 Os carros de Deus são vinte milhares, milhares de milhares. O Senhor está entre eles, como em Sinai, no lugar santo. 18 Tu subiste ao alto, levaste cativo o cativeiro, recebeste dons para os homens e até para os rebeldes, para que o Senhor Deus habitasse entre eles. 19 Bendito seja o Senhor, que de dia em dia nos cumula de benefícios; o Deus que é a nossa salvação. (Selá) 20 O nosso Deus é o Deus da salvação; e a Jeová, o Senhor, pertencem as saídas para escapar da morte. 21 Mas Deus ferirá gravemente a cabeça de seus inimigos e o crânio cabeludo do que anda em suas culpas. 22 Disse o Senhor: Eu os farei voltar de Basã; farei voltar o meu povo das profundezas do mar; 23 para que o teu pé mergulhe no sangue de teus inimigos, e nele mergulhe até a língua dos teus cães.

24 Ó Deus, eles têm visto os teus caminhos; os caminhos do meu Deus, meu Rei, no santuário. 25 Os cantores iam adiante, os tocadores de instrumentos, atrás; entre eles, as donzelas tocando adufes. 26 Celebrai a Deus nas congregações; ao Senhor, desde a fonte de Israel. 27 Ali está o pequeno Benjamim, que domina sobre eles, os príncipes de Judá com o seu ajuntamento, os príncipes de Zebulom e os príncipes de Naftali.

28 O teu Deus ordenou a tua força; confirma, ó Deus, o que realizaste por nós. 29 Por amor do teu templo em Jerusalém, os reis te trarão presentes. 30 Repreende as feras dos canaviais, a multidão dos touros, com os novilhos dos povos, pisando com os pés as suas peças de prata; dissipa os povos que desejam a guerra. 31 Embaixadores reais virão do Egito; a Etiópia cedo estenderá para Deus as suas mãos.

32 Reinos da terra, cantai a Deus, cantai louvores ao Senhor, (Selá) 33 àquele que vai montado sobre os céus dos céus, desde a antiguidade; eis que envia a sua voz e um brado veemente. 34 Dai a Deus fortaleza; a sua excelência, está sobre Israel e a sua fortaleza nas mais altas nuvens. 35 Ó Deus, tu és tremendo desde os teus santuários; o Deus de Israel é o que dá fortaleza e poder ao seu povo.

Bendito seja Deus!

Psalm 68

God’s Majestic Power

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.

God arises. His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee from His presence.(A)
As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.(B)
But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.(C)

Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.
Exalt Him who rides on the clouds[a]
His name is Yahweh[b]—and rejoice before Him.(D)
God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.(E)
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)

God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the desert,Selah
the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain
before God, the God of Sinai,[d]
before God, the God of Israel.(G)
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 sheepfolds,[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[h] God desired for His dwelling?
The Lord will live there forever!(O)
17 God’s chariots are tens of thousands,
thousands and thousands;(P)
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary[i]
as He was at Sinai.(Q)
18 You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
You received gifts from[j] people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there.[k](R)

19 May the Lord be praised!
Day after day He bears our burdens;
God is our salvation.(S)Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and escape from death belongs to the Lord God.(T)
21 Surely God crushes the heads of His enemies,
the hairy head of one who goes on in his guilty acts.(U)
22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea(V)
23 so that your foot may wade[l] in blood
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.”(W)
24 People have seen Your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.[m](X)
25 Singers[n] lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.(Y)
26 Praise God in the assemblies;
praise the Lord from the fountain of Israel.(Z)
27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,
the rulers of Judah in their assembly,[o]
the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.(AA)

28 Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf.(AB)
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to You.(AC)
30 Rebuke the beast[p] in the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.(AD)
Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.[q]
Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.(AE)
31 Ambassadors will come[r] from Egypt;
Cush will stretch out its hands[s] to God.(AF)

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
sing praise to the Lord,(AG)Selah
33 to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.(AH)
Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!(AI)
34 Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel,
His power among the clouds.(AJ)
35 God, You are awe-inspiring in Your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.
May God be praised!(AK)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:4 Or rides through the desert
  2. Psalm 68:4 Lit Yah
  3. Psalm 68:6 Or prisoners with joyous music; Hb uncertain
  4. Psalm 68:8 Lit God, this Sinai
  5. Psalm 68:13 Or If
  6. Psalm 68:13 Or campfires, or saddlebags; Hb obscure
  7. Psalm 68:14 Or Black Mountain
  8. Psalm 68:16 = Mount Zion
  9. Psalm 68:17 Or in holiness
  10. Psalm 68:18 Lit among
  11. Psalm 68:18 Or even those rebelling against the Lord God’s living there, or even rebels are living with the Lord God; Hb obscure
  12. Psalm 68:23 LXX, Syr read dip
  13. Psalm 68:24 Or in holiness
  14. Psalm 68:25 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read Officials
  15. Psalm 68:27 Hb obscure
  16. Psalm 68:30 Probably Egypt
  17. Psalm 68:30 Or peoples, trampling on those who take pleasure in silver, or peoples, trampling on the bars of silver, or peoples, who trample each other for bars of silver
  18. Psalm 68:31 Or They bring red cloth, or They bring bronze
  19. Psalm 68:31 Probably with tribute or in submission

Psalm 68[a]

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

May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
    may his foes flee(C) before him.
May you blow them away like smoke—(D)
    as wax melts(E) before the fire,
    may the wicked perish(F) before God.
But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(G) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(H)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[b](I);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(J)
A father to the fatherless,(K) a defender of widows,(L)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(M)
God sets the lonely(N) in families,[c](O)
    he leads out the prisoners(P) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(Q)

When you, God, went out(R) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,[d](S)
the earth shook,(T) the heavens poured down rain,(U)
    before God, the One of Sinai,(V)
    before God, the God of Israel.(W)
You gave abundant showers,(X) O God;
    you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,(Y) God, you provided(Z) for the poor.

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

15 Mount Bashan,(AG) majestic mountain,(AH)
    Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses(AI) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AJ)
17 The chariots(AK) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;(AL)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[g]
18 When you ascended(AM) on high,(AN)
    you took many captives;(AO)
    you received gifts from people,(AP)
even from[h] the rebellious(AQ)
    that you,[i] Lord God, might dwell there.

19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(AR)
    who daily bears our burdens.(AS)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(AT)
    from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(AU)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(AV) of his enemies,
    the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
    I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(AW)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(AX)
    while the tongues of your dogs(AY) have their share.”

24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(AZ)
25 In front are the singers,(BA) after them the musicians;(BB)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(BC)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(BD)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(BE)
27 There is the little tribe(BF) of Benjamin,(BG) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(BH)

28 Summon your power,(BI) God[j];
    show us your strength,(BJ) our God, as you have done(BK) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.(BL)
30 Rebuke the beast(BM) among the reeds,(BN)
    the herd of bulls(BO) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
    Scatter the nations(BP) who delight in war.(BQ)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(BR)
    Cush[k](BS) will submit herself to God.

32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(BT)
    sing praise(BU) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(BV) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
    who thunders(BW) with mighty voice.(BX)
34 Proclaim the power(BY) of God,
    whose majesty(BZ) is over Israel,
    whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(CA) in your sanctuary;(CB)
    the God of Israel gives power and strength(CC) to his people.(CD)

Praise be to God!(CE)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
  2. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
  3. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
  4. Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
  5. Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
  6. Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
  7. Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
  8. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  9. Psalm 68:18 Or they
  10. Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
  11. Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region