To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

1 *Num. 10:35;Isa. 33:3God shall arise, his enemies shall be *[Ps. 89:10;92:9]scattered;

and those who hate him shall flee before him!

2 As *See Ps. 37:20smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;

*Ps. 22:14;97:5;Mic. 1:4as wax melts before fire,

so the wicked shall perish before God!

3 But *See Ps. 32:11the righteous shall be glad;

they shall exult before God;

they shall be jubilant with joy!

4 Sing to God, *Ps. 66:4sing praises to his name;

*[Isa. 62:10] lift up a song to him who *ver. 33;[Ps. 18:10] rides through *Isa. 40:3the deserts;

his name is *Ps. 89:8the Lord;

exult before him!

5 *See Ps. 10:14Father of the fatherless and *Deut. 10:18protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

6 God *Ps. 113:9;1 Sam. 2:5settles the solitary in a home;

he *Ps. 69:33;107:10,14;146:7;Acts 12:7;16:26leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but *ver. 18the rebellious dwell in *[Ps. 107:33,40]a parched land.

7 O God, when you *Ex. 13:21;Judg. 4:14;Hab. 3:13;Zech. 14:3went out before your people,

*Judg. 5:4when you marched through *Ps. 78:40the wilderness, Selah

8 *Ex. 19:18;Judg. 5:4the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,

before God, the One of Sinai,

before God,*68:8 Or before God, even Sinai before God the God of Israel.

9 *See Ps. 65:9,10Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;

you restored your inheritance as it languished;

10 your flock*68:10 Or your congregation found a dwelling in it;

in your goodness, O God, you *Ps. 65:9;78:20provided for the needy.

11 The Lord gives *[Ps. 33:9] the word;

*[Ex. 15:20;1 Sam. 18:6]the women who announce the news are a great host:

12 *Ps. 110:5;[Num. 31:8;Josh. 10:16;Judg. 5:19]; See Josh. 12:7-24"The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!"

The women at home *Judg. 5:30divide the spoil—

13 though you men lie among *[Gen. 49:14;Judg. 5:16]the sheepfolds—

the wings of a dove covered with silver,

its pinions with shimmering gold.

14 When the Almighty scatters kings there,

let snow fall on *Judg. 9:48Zalmon.

15 O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;

O many-peaked*68:15 Or hunch-backed; also verse 16 mountain, mountain of Bashan!

16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,

at the mount that God *Ps. 132:13,14;[Ps. 78:54;87:1,2;Deut. 12:5]desired for his abode,

yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?

17 *2 Kgs. 6:17;Hab. 3:8The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,

thousands upon thousands;

the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

18 *Ps. 7:7;47:5;Cited Eph. 4:8;[Acts 1:9] You ascended on high,

*Judg. 5:12leading a host of captives in your train

and *[Acts 2:4,33] receiving gifts among men,

even among *[Rom. 5:8;1 Tim. 1:13] the rebellious, *Ps. 78:60;Ex. 29:45;Rev. 21:3;[John 14:23]that the Lord God may dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord,

who daily *[Isa. 46:4]bears us up;

God is our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is a God of salvation,

*Deut. 32:39;Eccles. 7:18;Rev. 1:18and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.

21 *Ps. 110:6;Hab. 3:13But God will strike the heads of his enemies,

the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

22 The Lord said,

"I will bring them back *Num. 21:33from Bashan,

*See Amos 9:2-4I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

23 that you may *Ps. 58:10strike your feet in their blood,

that *[1 Kgs. 21:19;22:38]the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe."

24 Your procession is*68:24 Or has been seen, O God,

the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—

25 *Ps. 47:5;1 Chr. 13:8;15:16the singers in front, *See Ps. 33:3the musicians last,

between them *Ex. 15:20;Judg. 11:34virgins playing tambourines:

26 *Ps. 22:25;26:12"Bless God in the great congregation,

the Lord, O you*68:26 The Hebrew for you is plural here who are of *Deut. 33:28;Isa. 48:1;[Isa. 51:1]Israel’s fountain!"

27 There is *[1 Sam. 9:21] Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,

the princes of Judah in their throng,

the princes of *[Judg. 5:18]Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

28 *See Ps. 42:8Summon your power, O God,*68:28 By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power

the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem

kings shall *Ps. 45:12;76:11;1 Kgs. 10:10,25;2 Chr. 32:23;Isa. 18:7bear gifts to you.

30 Rebuke *Job 40:21;Isa. 19:6;Ezek. 29:3,4;[Ezek. 32:2] the beasts that dwell among the reeds,

the herd of *Ps. 22:12bulls with the calves of the peoples.

*[2 Sam. 8:2,6]Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute;

scatter the peoples who delight in war.*68:30 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

31 Nobles shall come from *Isa. 19:19,21Egypt;

*Ps. 87:4;Isa. 45:14;Zeph. 3:10Cush shall hasten to *Ps. 44:20stretch out her hands to God.

32 *Ps. 102:22O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;

sing praises to the Lord, Selah

33 to him *Ps. 18:10;104:3;Deut. 33:26who rides in *Deut. 10:14;1 Kgs. 8:27the heavens, the ancient heavens;

behold, he *Ps. 29:4;See Ps. 46:6sends out his voice, his mighty voice.

34 *Ps. 29:1Ascribe power to God,

whose majesty is over Israel,

and whose *Ps. 150:1power is in *Ps. 36:5;57:10;108:4the skies.

35 *[Ps. 65:5]; See Ps. 47:2Awesome is God from his*68:35 Septuagint; Hebrew your*[Ps. 110:2] sanctuary;

the God of Israel—he is the one who gives *Isa. 40:29;See Ps. 29:11power and strength to his people.

Blessed be God!