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New Living Translation

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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For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.

Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.

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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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Blow them away like smoke.
Melt them like wax in a fire.
Let the wicked perish in 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 godly rejoice.
Let them be glad in God’s presence.
Let them be filled with joy.

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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 praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.a
His name is the LORD —
rejoice in his presence!

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

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Father to the fatherless, defender of widows —
this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

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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 places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched 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 led your people out from Egypt,
when you marched through the dry wasteland,
Interlude

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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 trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
before you, the God of Sinai,
before 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 sent abundant rain, O God,
to refresh the weary land.

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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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There your people finally settled,
and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
you provided for your needy people.

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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 gives the word,
and a great armyb brings the good news.

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

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Enemy kings and their armies flee,
while the women of Israel divide the plunder.

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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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Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures —
doves with wings of silver
and feathers of gold.

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

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The Almighty scattered the enemy kings
like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

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

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The mountains of Bashan are majestic,
with many peaks stretching high into the sky.

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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 look with envy, O rugged mountains,
at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,
where the LORD himself will live 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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Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots,
the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.

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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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When you ascended to the heights,
you led a crowd of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who rebelled against you.
Now the LORD God will live among us there.

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

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Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms.
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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 a God who saves!
The Sovereign LORD rescues us 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 smash the heads of his enemies,
crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

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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 says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan;
I will bring them up 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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You, my people, will washc your feet in their blood,
and even your dogs will get their share!”

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

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Your procession has come into view, O God —
the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.

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

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Singers are in front, musicians behind;
between them are young women playing tambourines.

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

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Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.

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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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Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and 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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Summon your might, O God.d
Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.

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

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The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.

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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 these enemy nations —
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that 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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Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metalse;
let Ethiopiaf bring tribute 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.
Sing praises to the Lord.
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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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Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

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

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Tell everyone about God’s power.
His majesty shines down on Israel;
his strength is mighty in the heavens.

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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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God is awesome in his sanctuary.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise be to God!

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Psalms 68

Psalms 68