Psalm 68:1-10

Common English Bible

Psalm 68

For the music leader. Of David. A psalm. A song.

68 Let God rise up;
    let his enemies scatter;
    let those who hate him
        run scared before him!
²Like smoke is driven away,
        drive them away!
    Like wax melting before fire,
        let the wicked perish before God!
³But let the righteous be glad
    and celebrate before God.
    Let them rejoice with gladness!
⁴Sing to God! Sing praises to his name!
        Exalt the one who rides the clouds!
    The Lord is his name.
        Celebrate before him!

⁵Father of orphans and defender of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.
⁶God settles the lonely in their homes;
    he sets prisoners free with happiness,^[a]
    but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

⁷When you went forth before your people, God,
        when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
⁸    the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
    before God, the one from Sinai—
    before God, the God of Israel!
⁹You showered down abundant rain, God;
    when your inheritance grew weary,
    you restored it yourself,
¹⁰    and your creatures settled in it.
In your goodness, God,
    you provided for the poor.