1 [For the choirmaster Of David Psalm Song] Let God arise, let his enemies scatter, let his opponents flee before him.
2 You disperse them like smoke; as wax melts in the presence of a fire, so the wicked melt at the presence of God.
3 The upright rejoice in the presence of God, delighted and crying out for joy.
4 Sing to God, play music to his name, build a road for the Rider of the Clouds, rejoice in Yahweh, dance before him.
5 Father of orphans, defender of widows, such is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God gives the lonely a home to live in, leads prisoners out into prosperity, but rebels must live in the bare wastelands.
7 God, when you set out at the head of your people, when you strode over the desert,
8 the earth rocked,Pause the heavens pelted down rain at the presence of God, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 God, you rained down a shower of blessings, when your heritage was weary you gave it strength.
10 Your family found a home, which you in your generosity provided for the humble.
11 The Lord gave a command, the good news of a countless army.
12 The chieftains of the army are in flight, in flight, and the fair one at home is sharing out the spoils.
13 While you are at ease in the sheepfolds, the wings of the Dove are being covered with silver, and her feathers with a sheen of green gold;
14 when Shaddai scatters the chieftains, through her it snows on the Dark Mountain.
15 A mountain of God, the mountain of Bashan! a haughty mountain, the mountain of Bashan!
16 Why be envious, haughty mountains, of the mountain God has chosen for his dwelling? There God will dwell for ever.
17 The chariots of God are thousand upon thousand; God has come from Sinai to the sanctuary.
18 You have climbed the heights, taken captives, you have taken men as tribute, even rebels that Yahweh God might have a dwelling-place.
19 Blessed be the Lord day after day, he carries us along, God our Saviour.Pause
20 This God of ours is a God who saves; from Lord Yahweh comes escape from death;
21 but God smashes the head of his enemies, the long-haired skull of the prowling criminal.
22 The Lord has said, 'I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
23 so that you may bathe your feet in blood, and the tongues of your dogs feast on your enemies.'
24 Your processions, God, are for all to see, the processions of my God, of my king, to the sanctuary;
25 singers ahead, musicians behind, in the middle come girls, beating their drums.
26 In choirs they bless God, Yahweh, since the foundation of Israel.
27 Benjamin was there, the youngest in front, the princes of Judah in bright-coloured robes, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
28 Take command, my God, as befits your power, the power, God, which you have wielded for us,
29 from your temple high above Jerusalem. Kings will come to you bearing tribute.
30 Rebuke the Beast of the Reeds, that herd of bulls, that people of calves, who bow down with ingots of silver. Scatter the people who delight in war.
31 From Egypt nobles will come, Ethiopia will stretch out its hands to God.
32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, play for
33 the Rider of the Heavens, the primeval heavens.Pause There he speaks, with a voice of power!
34 Acknowledge the power of God. Over Israel his splendour, in the clouds his power.
35 Awesome is God in his sanctuary. He, the God of Israel, gives strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
Versículos relacionados com Psalms, 68:
Psalm 68 is a poem that celebrates God's victory over His enemies and the protection He gives to His followers. The psalmist sings praises to God and exalts him as the protector of the needy. He also speaks of the greatness of God and his faithfulness to his people. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Psalm 68:
Deuteronomy 33:26-27: "There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to help you, and rides in the clouds to save you. The eternal God is your dwelling, and under your eternal arms you are safe He will expel the enemy from before you and say, 'Destroy it!' "This verse speaks of God's protection over His people and their ability to defeat the enemies that oppose Him.
Isaiah 25:4: "For you have a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his anguish, a shelter against the storm and a shelter against heat, when the breath of oppressors is like a storm against the wall." - This verse speaks of the protection that God offers to the needy and oppressed, a theme that is also present in Psalm 68.
Isaiah 40:28-31: "Don't you know? You don't hear? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of all the earth. He does not get tired or fatigue; His understanding is unfathomable. He gives the tired and increases and increases the power of the weak. Even young people get tired and exhausted, and the young people trip and fall; but those who wait in the Lord will renew their strength. They will rise with wings as eagles; they will run and will not get tired; they will walk and not pass out. " - This verse speaks of the strength and protection that God offers to his followers.
2 Samuel 22:3-4: "My God is my rock, in him refuges me. He is my shield and the power that saves me, my towering tower. I cry to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. " - This verse speaks of God's protection and his ability to save his followers from the enemies.
Psalm 18:2-3: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my liberator; my God is my rock, in whom he refuges me. He is my shield and the power that saves me, mine Tower tower. I cry to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. " - This verse is similar to the previous one and speaks of the protection and refuge that God offers to his followers.
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