Psalm Vol. 1 - College Press

PSALM SIXTY-EIGHT
from jail, singing with joy! But for rebels there is famine
and distress.
7 0 God, when You led Your people through the wilderness,
8 The earth trembled and the heavens shook. Mount Sinai
quailed before You-the God of Israel.
9, 10 You sent abundant rain upon Your land, 0 God, to
refresh it in its weariness1 There Your people lived, for You
gave them this home when they were destitute.
11, 12, 13 The Lord speaks, The enemy flees. The women
at home1 cry out the happy news: “The armies that came to
destroy us have fled!” Now all the women of Israel are dividing
the booty. See them sparkle with jewels of silver and gold,
covered all over as lwings cover doves!
14 God scattered their enemies like snowflakes melting in
the forests of Zalmon.
15, 16 0 mighty mountains in Bashan! 0 splendid manypeaked
ranges! Well may you look with envy at Mount Zion,
bhe molunt where God has chosen to live forever.
17 Surrounded by unnumbered chariots, the Lord moves on
from Mount Sinai and comes to His holy temple high upon Mount
Zion.
18 He ascends the heights, leading many captives in His
train. He receives gifts for2 men, even those who once were
rebels. God will live among us here.
19 What a glorious Lord! He who daily bears our burdens
also gives us our salvation!
20 He frees us! He rescues us from death.
21 But He will crush His enemies, for they refuse to leave
their guilty, stubborn ways.
22 The Lord says, “Come,” to all His people’s enemie~;~ they
are hiding on Mount Hermon’s highest slopes and deep within
the sea!
23 His people must destroy them. Cover your feet with
their blood ; dogs will eat them.
24 The procession of God my King moves onward to the
sanctuary-
25 Singers in front, musicians behind, girls playing the
timbrels in between.
1. Literally, “among the sheepfolds.”
2. Implied from Ephesians 4 :8.
3. Literally, “I will bring back from Bashan.”
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