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Psalm 68:2-7
New International Version
Psalm 68:2-7
New International Version
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(A)
as wax melts(B) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(C) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(D) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(E)
extol him who rides on the clouds[a](F);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(G)
5 A father to the fatherless,(H) a defender of widows,(I)
is God in his holy dwelling.(J)
6 God sets the lonely(K) in families,[b](L)
he leads out the prisoners(M) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(N)
Footnotes
- 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 68:2-7
King James Version
Psalm 68:2-7
King James Version
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:
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