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God Shall Scatter His Enemies

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!

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The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.

Let God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.

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As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!

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As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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But the righteous shall be glad;
they shall exult before God;
they shall be jubilant with joy!

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But let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

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Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
his name is the Lord;
exult before him!

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Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Extol[a] Him who rides on the [b]clouds,
By His name [c]Yah,
And rejoice before Him.

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Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.

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A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

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God settles the solitary in a home;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

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God sets the solitary in families;
He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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O God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

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O God, when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah

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the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God,a the God of Israel.

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The earth shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
you restored your inheritance as it languished;

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You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.

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your flockb found a dwelling in it;
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.

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Your congregation dwelt in it;
You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

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The Lord gives the word;
the women who announce the news are a great host:

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The Lord gave the word;
Great was the [d]company of those who proclaimed it:

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“The kings of the armies — they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil —

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“Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the [e]spoil.

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though you men lie among the sheepfolds —
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with shimmering gold.

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Though you lie down among the [f]sheepfolds,
You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”

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When the Almighty scatters kings there,
let snow fall on Zalmon.

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When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.

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O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peakedc mountain, mountain of Bashan!

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A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

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Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount that God desired for his abode,
yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?

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Why do you [g]fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

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The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

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The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

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You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.

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You have ascended on high,
You have led captivity captive;
You have received gifts among men,
Even from the rebellious,
That the Lord God might dwell there.

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Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah

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Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah

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Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

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Our God is the God of salvation;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.

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But God will strike the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

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But God will wound the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

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The Lord said,
“I will bring them back from Bashan,
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

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The Lord said, “I will bring back from Bashan,
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

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that you may strike your feet in their blood,
that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

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That [h]your foot may crush them in blood,
And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

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Your procession isd seen, O God,
the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary —

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They have seen Your [i]procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

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the singers in front, the musicians last,
between them virgins playing tambourines:

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The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.

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“Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O youe who are of Israel’s fountain!”

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Bless God in the congregations,
The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

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There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in their throng,
the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

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There is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their [j]company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

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Summon your power, O God,f
the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

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[k]Your God has commanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

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Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings shall bear gifts to you.

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Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
Kings will bring presents to You.

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Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.
Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.g

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Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.

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Nobles shall come from Egypt;
Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

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Envoys will come out of Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

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O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah

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Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah

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to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

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To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.

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Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel,
and whose power is in the skies.

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Ascribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.

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Awesome is God from hish sanctuary;
the God of Israel — he is the one who gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!

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O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!

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Psalms 68

Psalms 68