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Psalms chapter 68

Let God — let his enemies , let those who hate him flee from his face.Like smoke blown away by the wind—blow them away. Like wax melting near a fire— let the disappear before God.But let the celebrate— let them be overjoyed in God’s presence, let them be .Sing to God, make music to his name— for the one who . His name is — celebrate wildly in his presence!, defender of widows, that is who God is in .God gives the lonely a . He leads out into prosperity. But the are left in a sun-scorched wasteland.God, when you ahead of your people, when you strode through the wilderness— the earth shook, the skies poured down rain before God—the God of — before God—the God of Israel.You poured out , God. When your was exhausted, you restored it.Your settled in it. Out of your goodness, God, you provided for those in need.The Lord gives the word— the are a :“Kings with their armies—they run, they run!” And the women at home divide up the .While you rested among the — wings covered in silver, her feathers shimmering with green-gold.When the scattered kings there, it was like snow falling on .The mountain of is God’s mountain— a towering peak, the mountain of Bashan!Why do you stare with envy, you towering peaks, at ? Yes, will dwell there forever.God’s are tens of thousands, thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them as at Sinai, now in .You , you took captives with you, you received — even from the rebellious— so that Yah, God, could dwell there.Praise the Lord! Day after day he — God is our . SelahOur God is a God who rescues. Yahweh, the Lord—he holds the .But God will of his enemies— the hairy scalp of anyone who .The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the ,so that you may of your enemies, so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share.”They have seen your , God, the procession of my God, my King, into .The singers go first, the musicians follow, between them the young women playing .Praise God in the — praise Yahweh, all who come from the !There is leading them, the princes of Judah in their , the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali., God— show your strength, God, as you have done for us before.Because of your in Jerusalem, kings will bring you .Rebuke the , the herd of of the nations— until they bow down with bars of silver. Scatter the peoples who love war.Envoys will come from ; will stretch out her hands to God., sing to God! Make music to the Lord— Selahto the one who , the highest heavens. Listen—he with a mighty voice!Declare God’s strength! His towers over Israel, his power fills the skies.You are , God, from . The God of Israel, he gives strength and power to his people. !