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68:1  God rises up and scatters his enemies. Those who hate him run away in defeat.
68:2  As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God's presence.
68:3  But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy.
68:4  Sing to God, sing praises to his name; prepare a way for him who rides on the clouds. His name is the Lord—be glad in his presence!
68:5  God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.
68:6  He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.
68:7  O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert,
68:8  the earth shook, and the sky poured down rain, because of the coming of the God of Sinai, the coming of the God of Israel.
68:9  You caused abundant rain to fall and restored your worn-out land;
68:10  your people made their home there; in your goodness you provided for the poor.
68:11  The Lord gave the command, and many women carried the news:
68:12  “Kings and their armies are running away!” The women at home divided what was captured:
68:13  figures of doves covered with silver, whose wings glittered with fine gold. (Why did some of you stay among the sheep pens on the day of battle?)
68:14  When Almighty God scattered the kings on Mount Zalmon, he caused snow to fall there.
68:15  What a mighty mountain is Bashan, a mountain of many peaks!
68:16  Why from your mighty peaks do you look with scorn on the mountain on which God chose to live? The Lord will live there forever!
68:17  With his many thousands of mighty chariots the Lord comes from Sinai into the holy place.
68:18  He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The Lord God will live there.
68:19  Praise the Lord, who carries our burdens day after day; he is the God who saves us.
68:20  Our God is a God who saves; he is the Lord, our Lord, who rescues us from death.
68:21  God will surely break the heads of his enemies, of those who persist in their sinful ways.
68:22  The Lord has said, “I will bring your enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,
68:23  so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want.”
68:24  O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.
68:25  The singers are in front, the musicians are behind, in between are the young women beating the tambourines.
68:26  “Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the Lord, all you descendants of Jacob!”
68:27  First comes Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah with their group, followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.
68:28  Show your power, O God, the power you have used on our behalf
68:29  from your Temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.
68:30  Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds; rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves, until they all bow down and offer you their silver. Scatter those people who love to make war!
68:31  Ambassadors will come from Egypt; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God.
68:32  Sing to God, kingdoms of the world, sing praise to the Lord,
68:33  to him who rides in the sky, the ancient sky. Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.
68:34  Proclaim God's power; his majesty is over Israel, his might is in the skies.
68:35  How awesome is God as he comes from his sanctuary— the God of Israel! He gives strength and power to his people. Praise God!