The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel

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

68 Let God arise,Let His enemies be scattered;Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.² 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.³ But let the righteous be glad;Let them rejoice before God;Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

⁴ Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Extol Him who rides on the clouds,^[a]By His name YAH,And rejoice before Him.

⁵ A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,Is God in His holy habitation.⁶ God sets the solitary in families;He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

⁷ O God, when You went out before Your people,When You marched through the wilderness, Selah⁸ 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.⁹ You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,When it was weary.¹⁰ Your congregation dwelt in it;You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the word;Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:¹² “Kings of armies flee, they flee,And she who remains at home divides the spoil.¹³ Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,You will be like 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 Zalmon.

¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.¹⁶ Why do you 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.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand,Even thousands of thousands;The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord,Who daily loads us with benefits,The God of our salvation! Selah²⁰ Our God is the God of salvation;And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.

²¹ But God will wound the head of His enemies,The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.²² The Lord said, “I will bring back from Bashan,I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,²³ That your foot may crush them^[b] in blood,And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen Your procession, O God,The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.²⁶ Bless God in the congregations,The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their leader,The princes of Judah and their company,The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded^[c] your strength;Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.²⁹ Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,Kings will bring presents to You.³⁰ 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.³¹ Envoys will come out of Egypt;Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah³³ To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.³⁴ Ascribe strength to God;His excellence is over Israel,And His strength is in the clouds.³⁵ 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!