68Psalms 68

PSAL. LXVIII. / 1 A prayer at the remoouing of the Arke. 4 An exhortation to praise God for his mercies, 7 for his care of the Church, 19 for his great workes. / To the chiefe Musician. A Psalme song

1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him, flee before him.Select Psalms 68:1

2As smoke is driuen away, so driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.Select Psalms 68:2

3But let the righteous be glad: let them reioyce before God, yea let them exceedingly reioyce.Select Psalms 68:3

4Sing vnto God, sing praises to his Name: extoll him that rideth vpon the heauens, by his Name Iah, and reioyce before him.Select Psalms 68:4

5A father of the fatherlesse, and a iudge of the widowes, is God in his holy habitation.Select Psalms 68:5

6God setteth the solitary in families: hee bringeth out those which are bound with chaines, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.Select Psalms 68:6

7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people; when thou didst march through the wildernes, Selah.Select Psalms 68:7

8The earth shooke, the heauens also dropped at the presence of God: euen Sinai it selfe was mooued at the presence of God, the God of Israel.Select Psalms 68:8

9Thou, O God, didst send a plentifull raine, whereby thou didst confirme thine inheritance, when it was weary.Select Psalms 68:9

10Thy Congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodnesse for the poore.Select Psalms 68:10

11The Lord gaue the word: great was the company of those that published it.Select Psalms 68:11

12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that taried at home, diuided the spoile.Select Psalms 68:12

13Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.Select Psalms 68:13

14When the Almighty scattered Kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.Select Psalms 68:14

15The hil of God is as the hill of Bashan, an high hill as the hill of Bashan.Select Psalms 68:15

16Why leape ye, ye high hilles? this is the Hil which God desireth to dwell in, yea the Lord will dwel in it for euer.Select Psalms 68:16

17The chariots of God are twentie thousand, euen thousands of Angels: the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the holy place.Select Psalms 68:17

18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast ledde captiuitie captiue, thou hast receiued giftes for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.Select Psalms 68:18

19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth vs with benefits, euen the God of our saluation. Selah.Select Psalms 68:19

20Hee that is our God, is the God of saluation; and vnto God the Lord belong the issues from death.Select Psalms 68:20

21But God shall wound the head of his enemies: and the hairy scalpe of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.Select Psalms 68:21

22The Lord said, I will bring againe from Bashan, I will bring my people againe from the depthes of the sea:Select Psalms 68:22

23That thy foote may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogges in the same.Select Psalms 68:23

24They haue seene thy goings, O God, euen the goings of my God, my King, in the Sanctuarie.Select Psalms 68:24

25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; amongst them were the damosels playing with timbrels.Select Psalms 68:25

26Blesse yee God, in the Congregations, euen the Lord, from the fountaine of Israel.Select Psalms 68:26

27There is little Beniamin with their ruler, the princes of Iudah and their Councill, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.Select Psalms 68:27

28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for vs.Select Psalms 68:28

29Because of thy Temple at Ierusalem, shall kings bring presents vnto thee.Select Psalms 68:29

30Rebuke the company of spearemen, the multitude of the bulles, with the calues of the people, till euery one submit himselfe with pieces of siluer: scatter thou the people that delite in warre.Select Psalms 68:30

31Princes shall come out of Egypt, Ethiopia shall soone stretch out her hands vnto God.Select Psalms 68:31

32Sing vnto God, yee kingdomes of the earth: O sing praises vnto the Lord, Selah:Select Psalms 68:32

33To him that rideth vpon the heauens of heauens, which were of olde: loe, hee doeth send out his voice, and that a mightie voice.Select Psalms 68:33

34Ascribe yee strength vnto God: his excellencie is ouer Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.Select Psalms 68:34

35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giueth strength, and power vnto his people: blessed be God.Select Psalms 68:35