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Psalm 68
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Psalm 68
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
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!
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
let the wicked perish before God!
3 But let the righteous be joyful;
let them exult before God;
let them be jubilant with joy!
4 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!
5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
6 God gives the desolate a home to dwell in;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity;
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
7 O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people,
when thou didst march through the wilderness,Selah
8 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.
9 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.
11 The Lord gives the command;
great is the host of those who bore the tidings:
12 “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil,
13 though they stay among the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with green gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings there,
snow fell on Zalmon.
15 O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
16 Why look you with envy, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount which God desired for his abode,
yea, where the Lord will dwell for ever?
17 With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands,
the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.[c]
18 Thou didst ascend the high mount,
leading captives in thy train,
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation.Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation;
and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
21 But God will shatter the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
22 The Lord said,
“I will bring them back from Bashan,
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 that you may bathe[d] your feet in blood,
that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”
24 Thy solemn processions are seen,[e] O God,
the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
25 the singers in front, the minstrels last,
between them maidens playing timbrels:
26 “Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”
27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of Zeb′ulun, the princes of Naph′tali.
28 Summon thy might, O God;
show thy strength, O God, thou who hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem
kings bear gifts to thee.
30 Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.
Trample[f] under foot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.[g]
31 Let bronze be brought from Egypt;
let Ethiopia hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
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[h] sanctuary,
the God of Israel,
he gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!
Footnotes
- 68 This is one of the most ancient compositions in the Psalter and has been influenced by Canaanite motifs and representations.
- Psalm 68:4 Or cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:17 Cn: Heb The Lord among them Sinai in the holy place
- Psalm 68:23 Gk Syr Tg: Heb shatter
- Psalm 68:24 Or have been seen
- Psalm 68:30 Cn: Heb trampling
- Psalm 68:30 The Hebrew of verse 30 is obscure
- Psalm 68:35 Gk: Heb from thy
诗篇 68
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
诗篇 68
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
稱頌 神的權能與勝利
歌一首，大衛的詩，交給詩班長。
68 願 神興起，願他的仇敵四散；
願恨惡他的人從他面前逃跑。
2 願你把他們趕散，如同煙被風吹散一樣；
願惡人在 神面前滅亡，
好像蠟在火前熔化。
3 但願義人在 神面前歡喜快樂；
願他們高興快樂。
4 你們要向 神歌唱，歌頌他的名；
為那乘車經過曠野的預備道路（本句或譯：“高舉那乘駕雲彩之上的”）；
他的名是耶和華，
你們要在他面前歡樂。
5 神在他的聖居所，
作孤兒的父親，作寡婦的伸冤者。
6 神使孤獨的有家可居住；
領被囚的出來，到豐盛之處；
唯有悖逆的住在乾旱之地。
7 神啊！你領著你的子民出來，
走過曠野的時候，（細拉）
8 地就震動，
在你面前天也落下雨來；
這西奈山在 神面前，
就是在以色列的 神面前，也要震動。
9 神啊！你降下大雨，
使你貧瘠的產業得到滋潤。
10 你的子民住在其中；
神啊，你滿有恩慈，為貧苦的人預備了一切。
11 主發出命令，
傳揚好信息的婦女就成了一大群。
12 “帶領大軍的君王都逃跑了，逃跑了；
住在家中的婦女分得了戰利品。
13 你們躺臥在羊圈中，
如同鴿子的翅膀鍍上白銀，
羽毛鍍上黃金。”
14 全能者趕散境內列王的時候，
就像撒們山上下大雪。
15 巴珊山是 神的山（“ 神的山”或譯：“最宏偉的山”）；
巴珊山是多峰多嶺的山。
16 多峰多嶺的山哪！
你們為甚麼敵視 神所喜悅居住的山呢？
耶和華必住在那裡，直到永遠。
17 神的車馬千千萬萬；
主從西奈山來到他的聖所中（本句原文作“主在其中，西奈山在聖所中”）。
18 你升到高天的時候，
擄了許多俘虜；
你在人間，就是在悖逆的人當中，
接受了禮物，
使耶和華 神可以與他們同住。
19 主，拯救我們的 神，是應當稱頌的，
他天天背負我們的重擔。（細拉）
20 我們的 神是施行拯救的 神；
人能逃脫死亡，是在於主耶和華。
21 神必打碎仇敵的頭顱，
就是打碎那些常行在罪中的人的腦袋。
22 主說：“我必使他們從巴珊回來，
使他們從海的深處回來；
23 好使你在他們的血中洗自己的腳（按照《馬索拉文本》，本句應作“好使你在血中打碎自己的腳”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯），使你的狗的舌頭也有分舔仇敵的血。”
24 神啊！人人都看見你的巡行隊伍，
看見我的 神、我的君王的巡行隊伍，進入聖所。
25 歌唱的在前頭行，作樂的走在後面，
中間還有擊鼓的少女。
26 你們要在大會中稱頌 神，
以色列的子孫（“以色列的子孫”原文作“從以色列的源頭來的”）啊！你們要稱頌耶和華。
27 在那裡有微小的便雅憫領導他們；
隨後的，有猶大的領袖，成群結隊，
還有西布倫和拿弗他利的領袖。
28 神（“ 神”有古抄本作“你的 神”）啊！召喚你的能力吧。
神啊！堅立你為我們作成的事吧。
29 因為你在耶路撒冷的聖殿，
眾王都把禮物帶來獻給你。
30 求你斥責蘆葦中的野獸、
成群的公牛和萬民中的牛犢，
並且把貪愛銀塊的人踐踏在腳下；
求你趕散那些喜愛戰爭的民族。
31 有使節從埃及出來，
古實人趕快向 神呈獻禮物。
32 地上的萬國啊！你們要歌頌 神，
你們要頌揚主。 （細拉）
33 歌頌那乘駕在自古就有的眾天之上的主；
看哪！他發出了強而有力的聲音。
34 你們要承認能力是從 神而來的，
他的威榮是在以色列之上，
他的能力顯於穹蒼。
35 神啊！你在你的聖所中顯為可畏；
以色列的 神把能力和權能賜給他的子民。
神是應當稱頌的。
Psalm 68
New International Version
Psalm 68
New International Version
Psalm 68[a]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
may his foes flee(C) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(D)
as wax melts(E) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(F) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(G) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 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)
5 A father to the fatherless,(K) a defender of widows,(L)
is God in his holy dwelling.(M)
6 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)
7 When you, God, went out(R) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[d](S)
8 the earth shook,(T) the heavens poured down rain,(U)
before God, the One of Sinai,(V)
before God, the God of Israel.(W)
9 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
- Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
- Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
- Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
- Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
- Psalm 68:18 Or they
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
Psalm 68
King James Version
Psalm 68
King James Version
68 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
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