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68:1  Let God rise up; let his enemies scatter; let those who hate him run scared before him!
68:2  Like smoke is driven away, drive them away! Like wax melting before fire, let the wicked perish before God!
68:3  But let the righteous be glad and celebrate before God. Let them rejoice with gladness!
68:4  Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides the clouds! The Lord is his name. Celebrate before him!
68:5  Father of orphans and defender of widows is God in his holy habitation.
68:6  God settles the lonely in their homes; he sets prisoners free with happiness, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
68:7  When you went forth before your people, God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
68:8  the earth shook! Yes, heaven poured down before God, the one from Sinai— before God, the God of Israel!
68:9  You showered down abundant rain, God; when your inheritance grew weary, you restored it yourself,
68:10  and your creatures settled in it. In your goodness, God, you provided for the poor.
68:11  My Lord gives the command— many messengers are bringing good news:
68:12  “The kings of armies are on the run! The women back home divide the spoil.
68:13  Even if you lie down among the sheepfolds, there are wings of a dove covered with silver; its pinions covered in precious gold.”
68:14  When the Almighty scattered the kings there, snow fell on Mount Zalmon.
68:15  Mighty mountain, Mount Bashan; many-peaked mountain, Mount Bashan!
68:16  You many-peaked mountain: Why do you look with envy at the mountain God desired for his dwelling, the mountain where the Lord dwells forever?
68:17  God’s chariots are twice ten thousand— countless thousands! My Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary.
68:18  You ascended the heights, leading away your captives, receiving tribute from people, even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s dwelling there.
68:19  Bless the Lord! The God of our salvation supports us day after day! Selah
68:20  Our God is the God of salvation, and escape from certain death comes through God my Lord.
68:21  Yes, God will shatter the heads of his enemies— the very skulls of those who walk in guilt.
68:22  My Lord has spoken: “From Bashan I will bring those people back. I will bring them back from the ocean’s depths
68:23  so that you can wash your feet in their blood, so that your dogs’ tongues can lap up their share of your enemies.”
68:24  They saw your procession, God— the procession of my God, my king, into the sanctuary.
68:25  First came the singers, then the musicians; between them the young women were playing hand drums:
68:26  “Bless God in the great congregation; bless the Lord from Israel’s fountain!”
68:27  There’s Benjamin leading them, though he’s little; then the princes of Judah, their speaker; then the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
68:28  Summon your strength, God! Show how strong you are, God, just as you’ve done for us before,
68:29  from your temple above Jerusalem, where kings bring you gifts.
68:30  Rebuke the wild animals of the marshland, the herd of bulls among the calves of the peoples. Trample those who delight in money; scatter the peoples who take pleasure in battles.
68:31  Let ambassadors come from Egypt; let Cush stretch out its hands to God.
68:32  Sing to God, all kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to my Lord. Selah
68:33  Sing to the one who rides through heaven, the most ancient heaven. Look! God sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.
68:34  Recognize how strong God is! His majesty extends over Israel; his strength is in the clouds.
68:35  You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries— the God of Israel who gives strength and power to his people! Bless God!