Psalm 68

¹God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

²As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

³But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

⁴Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds —His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.

⁵A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

⁶God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

⁷O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

⁸the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

⁹You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

¹⁰Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

¹¹The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:

¹²“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

¹³Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

¹⁴When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.