Psalm 68:1-35
God rescues his people from their enemies
and he will
The people who
will quickly run away from him!
as wind blows smoke away.
Destroy those
as
when they come near to you.
They will shout with
because they are so happy!
Sing to
He is the one who rides on the clouds,
so praise him aloud!
His name is the Lord!
Shout with joy to
He takes care of
He rules from his
He makes
so that they are happy.
But people who turn against him
have to live in a hot, dry land.
You took them across the
and rain poured down from the sky.
You showed your power at
You are the God who rules at Sinai.
You are the God that Israel's people serve.
on your people's land.
You made it fresh again
when it had become dry.
God, because you are kind,
you gave many good things to poor people.
Very many women take his message to other places.
Yes, they run away!
The women at home share the valuable things
that the armies have left behind.
found valuable things,
like a
and bright gold
it was like
It has many high rocks.
when you look at
That is the mountain where God has chosen to live.
Yes, that is where the Lord will live for ever!
The
to his own holy place.
you took many prisoners with you.
You received gifts from men,
even from the men who had fought against you.
Yes, the Lord God lives there!
Every day he helps us with our troubles.
He is the God who keeps us safe!
The Almighty Lord saves us from death.
He will destroy their
if they continue to turn against him.
‘I will bring my enemies back from Bashan,
even from deep down in the sea.
Your dogs can have as much as they want!’
People will see the great crowd that goes with you,
as you go to your holy
The
Young women will be with them
as they beat their
‘Praise God, all you crowd of people!
All you people of Israel,
praise the Lord!’
The leaders of Judah, with their big group, will follow.
Then will come the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.
God, please show us again how strong you are,
as you have used your
kings will bring gifts to you.
Some are like wild animals that live in the
Some are
like
They must be
They must offer gifts of valuable
Chase away those nations that like to fight wars.
People will come from Cush
and they will agree to serve God.
sing to God!
Yes, sing to praise the
as he has done from the beginning of time.
Listen! He shouts with a powerful voice.
He is the King who rules over Israel.
He shows his power in the skies.
as you come from your
He is the God of Israel.
He gives power to his people,
and he makes them strong.
Praise God as he