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Chapter 68 |
| 1 | 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. |
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10 | Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God,
hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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: |
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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. |
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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. |
