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God Shall Scatter His Enemies
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.
The First Part.
1 LET God, the God of battle, rise, And scatter his presumptuous foes; Let shameful rout their host surprise, Who spitefully his pow’r oppose.
2 As smoke in tempest’s rage is lost, Or wax into the furnace cast, So let their sacrilegious host Before his wrathful presence waste.
3 But let the servants of his will His favour’s gentle beams enjoy; Their upright hearts let gladness fill, And cheerful songs their tongues employ.
4 To him your voice in anthems raise, Jehovah’s awful name he bears; In him rejoice, extol his praise, Who rides upon high rolling spheres.
5 Him, from his empire of the skies, To this low world compassion draws, The orphan’s claim to patronize, And judge the injur’d widow’s cause.
6 ’Tis God, who from a foreign soil Restores poor exiles to their home, Makes captives free, and fruitless toil Their proud oppressors’ righteous doom.
7 ’Twas so of old, when thou didst lead In person, Lord, our armies forth, Strange terrors through the desertspread, Convulsions shook th’astonish’d earth.
8 The breaking clouds did rain distil, And heav’n’s high arches shook with ear; How then should Sinai’s humble hill Of Israel’s God the presence bear?
9 Thy hand, at famish’d earth’s complaint, Reliev’d her from celestial stores; And, when thy heritage was faint, Asswag’d the drought with plenteous show’rs.
10 Where savages had rang’d before, At ease thou mad’st our tribes reside; And in the desert for the poor Thy gen’rous bounty didst provide.
The Second Part.
11 Thou gav’st the word, we sallied forth, And in that pow’rful word o’ercame; While virgin troops, with songs of mirth, In state our conquest did proclaim.
12 Vast armies, by such gen’rals led, As yet had ne’er receiv’d a foil, Forsook their camp with sudden dread, And to our women left the spoil.
13 Though Egypt’s drudges you have been, Your army’swings shall shine as bright As doves, in golden sunshine seen, Or silver’d o’er with paler light.
14 ’Twas so, when God’s Almighty hand O’er scatter’d kings the conquest won; Our troops, drawn up on Jordan’s strand, High Salmon’s glitt’rings now outshone.
15 From thence to Jordan’s farther coast, And Bashan’s hill we did advance; No more her height shall Bashan boast, But that she’s God’s inheritance.
16 But wherefore (tho’ the honour’s great) Should this, O mountains, swell your pride? For Sion is his chosen seat, Where he for ever will reside.
17 His chariots numberless, his pow’rs Are heav’nly hosts that wait his will; His presence now fills Sion’s tow’rs, As once it honour’d Sinai’s hill.
18 Ascending high in triumph thou Captivity hast captive led, And on thy people didst bestow The spoil of armies, once their dread. E’en rebels shall partake thy grace, And humble proselytes repair To worship at thy dwelling-place, And all the world pay homage there.
19 For benefits each day bestow’d, Be daily his great Name ador’d;
20 Who is our Saviour and our God, Of life and death the sov’reign Lord.
21 But justice for his harden’d foes Proportion’d vengeance hath decreed, To wound the hoary head of those Who in presumptuous crimes proceed.
22 The Lord hath thus in thunder spoke: As I subdu’d proud Bashan’s king, Once more I’ll break my people’s yoke, And from the deep my servants bring.
23 Their feet shall with a crimson flood Of slaughter’d foes be cover’d o’er; Nor earth receive such impious blood, But leave for dogs th’ unhallow’d gore.
The Third Part.
24 When marching to thy blest abode, The wond’ring multitude survey’d The pompous state of thee, our God, In robes of majesty array’d.
25 Sweet-singing Levites led the van, Loud instruments brought up the rear; Between both troops a virgin train With voice and timbrel charm’d the ear.
26 This was the burden of their song: In full assemblies bless the Lord; All, who to Israel’s tribes belong, The God of Israel’s praise record.
27 Nor little Benjamin alone From neighb’ring bounds did there attend, Nor only Judah’s nearer throne Her counsellors in state did send; But Zebulon’s remoter seat, And Naphtali’s more distant coast, (The grand procession to complete,) Sent up their tribes, a princely host.
28 Thus God to strength and union brought Our tribes, at strife till that blest hour; This work which thou, O God, hast wrought, Confirm with fresh recruits of pow’r.
29 To visit Salem, Lord, descend, And Sion thy terrestrial throne; Where kings with presents shall attend, And thee with offer’d crowns atone.
30 Break down the spearmen’s ranks, who threat Like pamper’d herds of savage might; Their silver-armour’d chiefs defeat, Who in destructive war delight.
31 Egypt shall then to God stretch forth Her hands, and Afric homage bring;
32 The scatter’d kingdoms of the earth Their common Sov’reign’s praises sing:
33 Who, mounted on the loftiest sphere Of ancient heav’n, sublimely rides; From whence his dreadful voice we hear, Like that of warring winds and tides.
34 Ascribe ye pow’r to God most high, Of humble Israel he takes care; Whose strength from out the dusky sky Darts shining terrors through the air.
35 How dreadful are the sacred courts, Where God has fix’d his earthly throne! His strength his feeble saints supports; To God give praise, and him alone. — Psalm 68 | Metrical Psalms and Scripture Selections 1696 (MP1696) Metrical Psalms and Scripture Selections 1696 (Brady & Tate) British & Foreign Bible Society. Cross References: Genesis 28:17; Genesis 49:14; Exodus 6:3; Exodus 13:21; Exodus 15:17; Exodus 15:20; Exodus 18:10; Exodus 22:23; Leviticus 26:4; Numbers 10:35; Numbers 21:33; Deuteronomy 10:14; Deuteronomy 33:2; Joshua 10:10; Joshua 10:16; Judges 5:5; Judges 5:18; Judges 5:31; 1 Kings 10:10; 1 Kings 21:9; 1 Chronicles 15:6; Psalm 29:11; Psalm 32:11; Psalm 36:6; Psalm 65:9; Psalm 102:22; Psalm 110:6; Psalm 119:21; Isaiah 17:10; Isaiah 38:20; Isaiah 48:1; Amos 8:7; Acts 8:27; Acts 12:7; Ephesians 4:8
Psalms 68 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible
Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; sing praise to the Lord, Selah to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens. Look, he thunders with his powerful voice! Ascribe power to God. His majesty is over Israel; his power is among the clouds.
Psalm 68:32-34 CSB (2017)
“But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy. Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord— rejoice in his presence!”
Psalms 68:3-4
Psalm 68
To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.
1 Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered: let them also that hate Him flee before Him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at he presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to His name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name JAH, and rejoice before Him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby Thou didst confirm Thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: Thou, O God, hast prepared of Thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of His enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.”
24 They have seen Thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which Thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto Thee.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter Thou the people that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, He doth send out His voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, and His strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, Thou art terrible out of Thy holy places: the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people. Blessed be God.
Commentary on Psalm 68
The Vespasian Psalter - f64v
Beautiful decorated initial S from Psalm 68 - Salvum me fac Deus quoniam intraverunt aquae usque ad animam meam
Psalm 68:19