Psalm 68:1-18 NIV

Psalm 68:1-18 NIV [1] May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. [2] May you blow them away like smoke—as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. [3] But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful. [4] Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. [5] A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. [6] God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. [7] When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, [8] the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. [9] You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance. [10] Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor. [11] The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng: [12] “Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder. [13] Even while you sleep among the sheep pens, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.” [14] When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon. [15] Mount Bashan, majestic mountain, Mount Bashan, rugged mountain, [16] why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever? [17] The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary. [18] When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious—that you, LORD God, might dwell there.

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