For the Chief Musician; A Psalm of David, a Song.
{Or, God ariseth; and so throughout verse 1, 2, 3.}Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered;
Let them also that hate him flee before him.
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God:
Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:
Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;
His name is {Hebrew: Jah.}Jehovah; and exult ye before him.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Is God in his holy habitation.
God {Hebrew: maketh the solitary to dwell in a house.}setteth the solitary in families:
He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;
But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,
When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah
The earth trembled,
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God:
Yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,
Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
Thy {Or, troop}congregation dwelt therein:
Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
The Lord giveth the word:
The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
Kings of armies flee, they flee;
And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
{Or, Will ye lie among the sheepfolds, as the wings…gold?}When ye lie among the sheepfolds,
It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her pinions with yellow gold.
When the Almighty scattered kings therein,
It {Or, snowed}was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A {Hebrew: mountain of summits.}high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
Why look ye askance, ye high mountains,
At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode?
Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands:
The Lord is among them, {Or, Sinai is in the sanctuary}as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives;
Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, among the rebellious also, that {Hebrew: Jah.}Jehovah God might {Or, dwell there}dwell with them.
Blessed be {Or, the Lord day by day: if one oppresseth us. God is our salvation.}the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,
Even the God who is our salvation. [Selah
God is unto us a God of deliverances;
And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.
But God will smite through the head of his enemies,
The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan,
I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;
That thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood,
That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.
They have seen thy goings, O God,
Even the goings of my God, my King, {Or, in the sanctuary Or, in holiness}into the sanctuary.
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after,
In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
Bless ye God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.
There is little Benjamin their ruler,
The princes of Judah and their {Or, company}council,
The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
Thy God hath commanded thy strength:
{Or, Be strong, O God, thou that hast &c.}Strengthen, O God, that which thou {Or, hast wrought for us out of thy temple. Unto Jerusalem &c.}hast wrought for us.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem
Kings shall bring presents unto thee.
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds,
The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples,
{Or, Every one submitting himself with pieces of silver}Trampling under foot the pieces of silver:
{Or, as otherwise read, Scatter thou}He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.
Princes shall come out of Egypt;
{Hebrew: Cush.}Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth;
Oh sing praises unto the Lord;
[Selah
To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old;
Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
Ascribe ye strength unto God:
His excellency is over Israel,
And his strength is in the skies.
{Or, Terrible is God}O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places:
The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people.
Blessed be God.
Querverweise zu Psalm 68,3 Ps 68,3
Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous;And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Oh come, let us sing unto Jehovah;Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah;And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous:Praise is comely for the upright.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving;Let us make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Then will I go unto the altar of God,Unto God {Hebrew: the gladness of my joy.}my exceeding joy;And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
Let the floods clap their hands;Let the hills sing for joy together
whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and {Greek: glorified.}full of glory:
The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him;And all the upright in heart shall glory.
Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth:He will judge the world with righteousness,And the peoples with equity.
Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous;And give thanks to his holy memorial name.
A Psalm {Or, for the thank-offering}of thanksgiving.Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, {Hebrew: all the earth.}all ye lands.
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
Serve Jehovah with gladness:Come before his presence with singing.
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite that is within your gates, forasmuch as he hath no portion nor inheritance with you.
Rejoice always;