PSALM 68 [†]  e God shall arise, his enemies shall be  f scattered;

and those who hate him shall flee before him!

2 As  g smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;

 h as wax melts before fire,

so the wicked shall perish before God!

3 But  i the righteous shall be glad;

they shall exult before God;

they shall be jubilant with joy!

4[†] Sing to God,  j sing praises to his name;

 k lift up a song to him who  l rides through  m the deserts;

his name is  n the LORD;

exult before him!

5  o Father of the fatherless and  p protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

6 God  q settles the solitary in a home;

he  r leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but  s the rebellious dwell in  t a parched land.

7[†] O God, when you  u went out before your people,

 v when you marched through  w the wilderness, Selah

8  x the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,

before God, the One of Sinai,

before God, the God of Israel.

9  y Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;

you restored your inheritance as it languished;

10 your flock [1] found a dwelling in it;

in your goodness, O God, you  z provided for the needy.

11[†] The Lord gives  a the word;

 b the women who announce the news are a great host:

12  c “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”

The women at home  d divide the spoil—

13 though you men lie among  e the sheepfolds—

the wings of a dove covered with silver,

its pinions with shimmering gold.

14[†] When the Almighty scatters kings there,

let snow fall on  f Zalmon.

15[†] O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;

O many-peaked [2] mountain, mountain of Bashan!

16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,

at the mount that God  g desired for his abode,

yes, where the LORD will dwell forever?

17  h The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,

thousands upon thousands;

the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

18[^][†]  i You ascended on high,

 j leading a host of captives in your train

and  k receiving gifts among men,

even among  l the rebellious,  m that the LORD God may dwell there.

19[†] Blessed be the Lord,

who daily  n bears us up;

God is our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is a God of salvation,

 o and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

21  p But God will strike the heads of his enemies,

the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

22 The Lord said,

“I will bring them back  q from Bashan,

 r I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

23[†] that you may  s strike your feet in their blood,

that  t the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”

24[†] Your procession is [3] seen, O God,

the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

25  u the singers in front,  v the musicians last,

between them  w virgins playing tambourines:

26[^]  x “Bless God in the great congregation,

the LORD, O you [4] who are of  y Israel’s fountain!”

27 There is  z Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,

the princes of Judah in their throng,

the princes of  a Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28[†]  b Summon your power, O God, [5]

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

29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem

kings shall  c bear gifts to you.

30 Rebuke  d the beasts that dwell among the reeds,

the herd of  e bulls with the calves of the peoples.

 f Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;

scatter the peoples who delight in war. [6]

31 Nobles shall come from  g Egypt;

 h Cush shall hasten to  i stretch out her hands to God.

32[†]  j O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;

sing praises to the Lord, Selah

33 to him  k who rides in  l the heavens, the ancient heavens;

behold, he  m sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

34  n Ascribe power to God,

whose majesty is over Israel,

and whose  o power is in  p the skies.

35  q Awesome is God from his [7]  r sanctuary;

the God of Israel—he is the one who gives  s power and strength to his people.

Blessed be God!

To the choirmaster: according to  t Lilies. Of David.