Psalms 67 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 68

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 or Song^H7892 of David^H1732. Let God^H430 arise^H6965^(H8799), let his enemies^H341^(H8802) be scattered^H6327^(H8799): let them also that hate^H8130^(H8764) him flee^H5127^(H8799) before^H6440 him.

² As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

KJVAs smoke^H6227 is driven away^H5086^(H8736), so drive them away^H5086^(H8799): as wax^H1749 melteth^H4549^(H8736) before^H6440 the fire^H784, so let the wicked^H7563 perish^H6^(H8799) at the presence^H6440 of God^H430.

³ But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

KJVBut let the righteous^H6662 be glad^H8055^(H8799); let them rejoice^H5970^(H8799) before^H6440 God^H430: yea, let them exceedingly^H8057 rejoice^H7797^(H8799).

⁴ Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto God^H430, sing praises^H2167^(H8761) to his name^H8034: extol^H5549^(H8798) him that rideth^H7392^(H8802) upon the heavens^H6160 by his name^H8034 JAH^H3050, and rejoice^H5937^(H8798) before^H6440 him.

⁵ A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

KJVA father^H1 of the fatherless^H3490, and a judge^H1781 of the widows^H490, is God^H430 in his holy^H6944 habitation^H4583.

⁶ God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

KJVGod^H430 setteth^H3427^(H8688) the solitary^H3173 in families^H1004: he bringeth out^H3318^(H8688) those which are bound^H615 with chains^H3574: but the rebellious^H5637^(H8802) dwell^H7931^(H8804) in a dry^H6707 land.

⁷ God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.

KJVO God^H430, when thou wentest forth^H3318^(H8800) before^H6440 thy people^H5971, when thou didst march^H6805^(H8800) through the wilderness^H3452; Selah^H5542:

⁸ The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

KJVThe earth^H776 shook^H7493^(H8804), the heavens^H8064 also dropped^H5197^(H8804) at the presence^H6440 of God^H430: even Sinai^H5514 itself^H2088 was moved at the presence^H6440 of God^H430, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

KJVThou, O God^H430, didst send^H5130^(H8686) a plentiful^H5071 rain^H1653, whereby thou didst confirm^H3559^(H8790) thine inheritance^H5159, when it was weary^H3811^(H8738).

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

KJVThy congregation^H2416 hath dwelt^H3427^(H8804) therein: thou, O God^H430, hast prepared^H3559^(H8686) of thy goodness^H2896 for the poor^H6041.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

KJVThe Lord^H136 gave^H5414^(H8799) the word^H562: great^H7227 was the company^H6635 of those that published^H1319^(H8764) it.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

KJVKings^H4428 of armies^H6635 did flee^H5074^(H8799) apace^H5074^(H8799): and she that tarried^H5116 at home^H1004 divided^H2505^(H8762) the spoil^H7998.

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

KJVThough ye have lien^H7901^(H8799) among the pots^H8240, yet shall ye be as the wings^H3671 of a dove^H3123 covered^H2645^(H8737) with silver^H3701, and her feathers^H84 with yellow^H3422 gold^H2742.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

KJVWhen the Almighty^H7706 scattered^H6566^(H8763) kings^H4428 in it, it was white as snow^H7949^(H8686) in Salmon^H6756.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

KJVThe hill^H2022 of God^H430 is as the hill^H2022 of Bashan^H1316; an high^H1386 hill^H2022 as the hill^H2022 of Bashan^H1316.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

KJVWhy leap^H7520^(H8762) ye, ye high^H1386 hills^H2022? this is the hill^H2022 which God^H430 desireth^H2530^(H8804) to dwell in^H3427^(H8800); yea, the LORD^H3068 will dwell^H7931^(H8799) in it for ever^H5331.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

KJVThe chariots^H7393 of God^H430 are twenty thousand^H7239, even thousands^H505 of angels^H8136: the Lord^H136 is among them, as in Sinai^H5514, in the holy^H6944 place.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

KJVThou hast ascended^H5927^(H8804) on high^H4791, thou hast led captivity^H7628 captive^H7617^(H8804): thou hast received^H3947^(H8804) gifts^H4979 for men^H120; yea, for the rebellious^H5637^(H8802) also, that the LORD^H3050 God^H430 might dwell^H7931^(H8800) among them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the Lord^H136, who daily^H3117^H3117 loadeth^H6006^(H8799) us with benefits, even the God^H410 of our salvation^H3444. Selah^H5542.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

KJVHe that is our God^H410 is the God^H410 of salvation^H4190; and unto GOD^H3069 the Lord^H136 belong the issues^H8444 from death^H4194.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

KJVBut God^H430 shall wound^H4272^(H8799) the head^H7218 of his enemies^H341^(H8802), and the hairy^H8181 scalp^H6936 of such an one as goeth on still^H1980^(H8693) in his trespasses^H817.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

KJVThe Lord^H136 said^H559^(H8804), I will bring again^H7725^(H8686) from Bashan^H1316, I will bring my people again^H7725^(H8686) from the depths^H4688 of the sea^H3220:

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

KJVThat thy foot^H7272 may be dipped^H4272^(H8799) in the blood^H1818 of thine enemies^H341^(H8802), and the tongue^H3956 of thy dogs^H3611 in the same.

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

KJVThey have seen^H7200^(H8804) thy goings^H1979, O God^H430; even the goings^H1979 of my God^H410, my King^H4428, in the sanctuary^H6944.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

KJVThe singers^H7891^(H8802) went before^H6923^(H8765), the players on instruments^H5059^(H8802) followed after^H310; among^H8432 them were the damsels^H5959 playing with timbrels^H8608^(H8802).

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

KJVBless^H1288^(H8761) ye God^H430 in the congregations^H4721, even the Lord^H136, from the fountain^H4726 of Israel^H3478.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

KJVThere is little^H6810 Benjamin^H1144 with their ruler^H7287^(H8802), the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063 and their council^H7277, the princes^H8269 of Zebulun^H2074, and the princes^H8269 of Naphtali^H5321.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

KJVThy God^H430 hath commanded^H6680^(H8765) thy strength^H5797: strengthen^H5810^(H8798), O God^H430, that which^H2098 thou hast wrought^H6466^(H8804) for us.

²⁹ Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.

KJVBecause of thy temple^H1964 at Jerusalem^H3389 shall kings^H4428 bring^H2986^(H8686) presents^H7862 unto thee.

³⁰ Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

KJVRebuke^H1605^(H8798) the company^H2416 of spearmen^H7070, the multitude^H5712 of the bulls^H47, with the calves^H5695 of the people^H5971, till every one submit^H7511^(H8693) himself with pieces^H7518 of silver^H3701: scatter^H967^(H8765) thou the people^H5971 that delight^H2654^(H8799) in war^H7128.

³¹ Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

KJVPrinces^H2831 shall come out^H857^(H8799) of Egypt^H4714; Ethiopia^H3568 shall soon stretch out^H7323^(H8686) her hands^H3027 unto God^H430.

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord— Selah—

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto God^H430, ye kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776; O sing praises^H2167^(H8761) unto the Lord^H136; Selah^H5542:

³³ to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

KJVTo him that rideth^H7392^(H8802) upon the heavens^H8064 of heavens^H8064, which were of old^H6924; lo, he doth send out^H5414^(H8799) his voice^H6963, and that a mighty^H5797 voice^H6963.

³⁴ Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

KJVAscribe^H5414^(H8798) ye strength^H5797 unto God^H430: his excellency^H1346 is over Israel^H3478, and his strength^H5797 is in the clouds^H7834.

³⁵ You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!

KJVO God^H430, thou art terrible^H3372^(H8737) out of thy holy places^H4720: the God^H410 of Israel^H3478 is he that giveth^H5414^(H8802) strength^H5797 and power^H8592 unto his people^H5971. Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be God^H430.

WEB·Psalms 67

¹For the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. Selah.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) on Neginoth^H5058, A Psalm^H4210 or Song^H7892. God^H430 be merciful^H2603^(H8799) unto us, and bless^H1288^(H8762) us; and cause his face^H6440 to shine^H215^(H8686) upon us; Selah^H5542.

² That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all nations,

KJVThat thy way^H1870 may be known^H3045^(H8800) upon earth^H776, thy saving health^H3444 among all nations^H1471.

³ let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.

KJVLet the people^H5971 praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O God^H430; let all the people^H5971 praise^H3034^(H8686) thee.

⁴ Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

KJVO let the nations^H3816 be glad^H8055^(H8799) and sing for joy^H7442^(H8762): for thou shalt judge^H8199^(H8799) the people^H5971 righteously^H4334, and govern^H5148^(H8686) the nations^H3816 upon earth^H776. Selah^H5542.

⁵ Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.

KJVLet the people^H5971 praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O God^H430; let all the people^H5971 praise^H3034^(H8686) thee.

⁶ The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.

KJVThen shall the earth^H776 yield^H5414^(H8804) her increase^H2981; and God^H430, even our own God^H430, shall bless^H1288^(H8762) us.

⁷ God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.

KJVGod^H430 shall bless^H1288^(H8762) us; and all the ends^H657 of the earth^H776 shall fear^H3372^(H8799) him.

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