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Psalm 68-72
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 68-72
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 68
Praise and Thanksgiving
To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.
1 Let God rise up; let his enemies be scattered;
let those who hate him flee before him.(A)
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
let the wicked perish before God.(B)
3 But let the righteous be joyful;
let them exult before God;
let them be jubilant with joy.(C)
4 Sing to God; sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds[a]—
his name is the Lord—
be exultant before him.(D)
5 Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.(E)
6 God gives the desolate a home to live in;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a parched land.(F)
7 O God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness, Selah(G)
8 the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain
at the presence of God, the God of Sinai,
at the presence of God, the God of Israel.(H)
9 Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad;
you restored your heritage when it languished;(I)
10 your flock found a dwelling in it;
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.(J)
11 The Lord gives the command;
great is the company of those[b] who bore the tidings:
12 “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil,(K)
13 though they stay among the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with green gold.(L)
14 When the Almighty[c] scattered kings there,
snow fell on Zalmon.(M)
15 O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan;
O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
16 Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountain,
at the mount that God desired for his abode,
where the Lord will reside forever?(N)
17 With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand,
thousands upon thousands,
the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.[d](O)
18 You ascended the high mount,
leading captives in your train
and receiving gifts from people,
even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there.(P)
19 Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah(Q)
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.(R)
21 But God will shatter the heads of his enemies,
the hairy crown of those who walk in their guilty ways.(S)
22 The Lord said,
“I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,(T)
23 so that you may bathe[e] your feet in blood,
so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe.”(U)
24 Your solemn processions are seen,[f] O God,
the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—(V)
25 the singers in front, the musicians last,
between them young women playing tambourines:(W)
26 “Bless God in the great congregation,
the Lord, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”(X)
27 There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead,
the princes of Judah in a body,
the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.(Y)
28 Summon your might, O God;
show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem,
kings bear gifts to you.(Z)
30 Rebuke the wild animals that live among the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.
Trample[g] under foot those who lust after tribute;
scatter the peoples who delight in war.[h](AA)
31 Let bronze be brought from Egypt;
let Cush hasten to stretch out its hands to God.(AB)
32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens;
listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.(AC)
34 Ascribe power to God,
whose majesty is over Israel
and whose power is in the skies.(AD)
35 Awesome is God in his[i] sanctuary,
the God of Israel;
he gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!(AE)
Psalm 69
Prayer for Deliverance from Persecution
To the leader: according to Lilies. Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.(AF)
2 I sink in deep mire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood sweeps over me.(AG)
3 I am weary with my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.(AH)
4 More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
many are those who would destroy me,
my enemies who accuse me falsely.
What I did not steal,
must I now restore?(AI)
5 O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.(AJ)
6 Do not let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me,
O Lord God of hosts;
do not let those who seek you be dishonored because of me,
O God of Israel.
7 It is for your sake that I have borne reproach,
that shame has covered my face.(AK)
8 I have become a stranger to my kindred,
an alien to my mother’s children.(AL)
9 It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;
the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.(AM)
10 When I humbled my soul with fasting,[j]
they insulted me for doing so.(AN)
11 When I made sackcloth my clothing,
I became a byword to them.(AO)
12 I am the subject of gossip for those who sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make songs about me.(AP)
13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me.
With your faithful help(AQ) 14 rescue me
from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.(AR)
15 Do not let the flood sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up
or the Pit close its mouth over me.(AS)
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.(AT)
17 Do not hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.(AU)
18 Draw near to me; redeem me;
set me free because of my enemies.
19 You know the insults I receive
and my shame and dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.(AV)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
so that I am in despair.
I looked for pity, but there was none;
and for comforters, but I found none.(AW)
21 They gave me poison for food,
and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.(AX)
22 Let their table be a trap for them,
a snare for their allies.(AY)
23 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and make their loins tremble continually.(AZ)
24 Pour out your indignation upon them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.(BA)
25 May their camp be a desolation;
let no one live in their tents.(BB)
26 For they persecute those whom you have struck down,
and those whom you have wounded they attack still more.[k](BC)
27 Add guilt to their guilt;
may they have no acquittal from you.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living;
let them not be enrolled among the righteous.(BD)
29 But I am lowly and in pain;
let your salvation, O God, protect me.(BE)
30 I will praise the name of God with a song;
I will magnify him with thanksgiving.(BF)
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox
or a bull with horns and hoofs.(BG)
32 Let the oppressed see it and be glad;
you who seek God, let your hearts revive.(BH)
33 For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his own who are in bonds.(BI)
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them.(BJ)
35 For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his servants shall live[l] there and possess it;(BK)
36 the children of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall live in it.(BL)
Psalm 70
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader. Of David, for the memorial offering.
1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me.
O Lord, make haste to help me!(BM)
2 Let those be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life.
Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire to hurt me.(BN)
3 Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!”
turn back because of their shame.(BO)
4 Let all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you.
Let those who love your salvation
say evermore, “God is great!”
5 But I am poor and needy;
hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay!(BP)
Psalm 71
Prayer for Lifelong Protection and Help
1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.(BQ)
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me and save me.(BR)
3 Be to me a rock of refuge,
a strong fortress[m] to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.(BS)
4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.(BT)
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.(BU)
6 From my birth I have leaned upon you,
my protector since my mother’s womb.[n]
My praise is continually of you.(BV)
7 I have been like a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.(BW)
8 My mouth is filled with your praise
and with your glory all day long.(BX)
9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength is spent.(BY)
10 For my enemies speak concerning me,
and those who watch for my life consult together.(BZ)
11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”(CA)
12 O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!(CB)
13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.(CC)
14 But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.(CD)
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.(CE)
17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.(CF)
18 So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might
to all the generations to come.[o]
Your power(CG) 19 and your righteousness, O God,
reach the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?(CH)
20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.(CI)
21 You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.
22 I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.(CJ)
23 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.(CK)
24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame and disgraced.(CL)
Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.(CM)
2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(CN)
3 May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness.(CO)
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(CP)
5 May he live[p] while the sun endures
and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.(CQ)
6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.(CR)
7 In his days may righteousness flourish
and peace abound, until the moon is no more.(CS)
8 May he have dominion from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth.(CT)
9 May his foes[q] bow down before him,
and his enemies lick the dust.(CU)
10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts.(CV)
11 May all kings fall down before him,
all nations give him service.
12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.(CW)
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.(CX)
15 Long may he live!
May gold of Sheba be given to him.
May prayer be made for him continually
and blessings invoked for him all day long.(CY)
16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
may it wave on the tops of the mountains;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people blossom in the cities
like the grass of the field.(CZ)
17 May his name endure forever,
his fame continue as long as the sun.
May all nations be blessed in him;[r]
may they pronounce him happy.(DA)
18 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.(DB)
19 Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen.(DC)
20 The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.
Footnotes
- 68.4 Or cast up a highway for him who rides through the deserts
- 68.11 Or company of the women
- 68.14 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
- 68.17 Cn: Heb The Lord among them Sinai in the holy (place)
- 68.23 Gk Syr Tg: Heb shatter
- 68.24 Or have been seen
- 68.30 Cn: Heb Trampling
- 68.30 Meaning of Heb of 68.30 is uncertain
- 68.35 Gk: Heb from your
- 69.10 Gk Syr: Heb I wept, with fasting my soul, or I made my soul mourn with fasting
- 69.26 Gk Syr: Heb recount the pain of
- 69.35 Syr: Heb and they shall live
- 71.3 Gk: Heb to come continually you have commanded
- 71.6 Q ms Gk Jerome: MT from my mother’s womb you took me
- 71.18 Gk Compare Syr: Heb to a generation, to all who come
- 72.5 Gk: Heb may they fear you
- 72.9 Cn: Heb those who live in the wilderness
- 72.17 Or bless themselves by him
Psalm 68-72
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Psalm 68-72
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Psalm 68[a]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(A) may his enemies be scattered;(B)
may his foes flee(C) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(D)
as wax melts(E) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(F) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(G) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(H)
extol him who rides on the clouds[b](I);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(J)
5 A father to the fatherless,(K) a defender of widows,(L)
is God in his holy dwelling.(M)
6 God sets the lonely(N) in families,[c](O)
he leads out the prisoners(P) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(Q)
7 When you, God, went out(R) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[d](S)
8 the earth shook,(T) the heavens poured down rain,(U)
before God, the One of Sinai,(V)
before God, the God of Israel.(W)
9 You gave abundant showers,(X) O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty,(Y) God, you provided(Z) for the poor.
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(AA)
12 “Kings and armies flee(AB) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(AC)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[e](AD)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[f] scattered(AE) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(AF)
15 Mount Bashan,(AG) majestic mountain,(AH)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(AI) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AJ)
17 The chariots(AK) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(AL)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[g]
18 When you ascended(AM) on high,(AN)
you took many captives;(AO)
you received gifts from people,(AP)
even from[h] the rebellious(AQ)—
that you,[i] Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(AR)
who daily bears our burdens.(AS)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(AT)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(AU)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(AV) of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(AW)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(AX)
while the tongues of your dogs(AY) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(AZ)
25 In front are the singers,(BA) after them the musicians;(BB)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(BC)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(BD)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(BE)
27 There is the little tribe(BF) of Benjamin,(BG) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(BH)
28 Summon your power,(BI) God[j];
show us your strength,(BJ) our God, as you have done(BK) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(BL)
30 Rebuke the beast(BM) among the reeds,(BN)
the herd of bulls(BO) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(BP) who delight in war.(BQ)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(BR)
Cush[k](BS) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(BT)
sing praise(BU) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(BV) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(BW) with mighty voice.(BX)
34 Proclaim the power(BY) of God,
whose majesty(BZ) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(CA) in your sanctuary;(CB)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(CC) to his people.(CD)
Praise be to God!(CE)
Psalm 69[l]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters(CF) have come up to my neck.(CG)
2 I sink in the miry depths,(CH)
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;(CI)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(CJ)
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me(CK) without reason(CL)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(CM)
those who seek to destroy me.(CN)
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scorn(CQ) for your sake,(CR)
and shame covers my face.(CS)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(CT)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,(CU)
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(CV)
10 When I weep and fast,(CW)
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(CX)
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(CY) mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.(CZ)
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(DA)
in your great love,(DB) O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.(DC)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(DD) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(DE)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(DF)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(DG)
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(DH) from your servant;
answer me quickly,(DI) for I am in trouble.(DJ)
18 Come near and rescue me;
deliver(DK) me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,(DL) disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters,(DM) but I found none.(DN)
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar(DO) for my thirst.(DP)
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and[m] a trap.(DQ)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.(DR)
24 Pour out your wrath(DS) on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(DT)
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(DU)
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(DV)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(DW)
do not let them share in your salvation.(DX)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(DY)
and not be listed with the righteous.(DZ)
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.(EA)
30 I will praise God’s name in song(EB)
and glorify him(EC) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(ED)
32 The poor will see and be glad(EE)—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!(EF)
33 The Lord hears the needy(EG)
and does not despise his captive people.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and all that move in them,(EH)
35 for God will save Zion(EI)
and rebuild the cities of Judah.(EJ)
Then people will settle there and possess it;
36 the children of his servants will inherit it,(EK)
and those who love his name will dwell there.(EL)
Psalm 70[n](EM)
For the director of music. Of David. A petition.
1 Hasten, O God, to save me;
come quickly, Lord, to help me.(EN)
2 May those who want to take my life(EO)
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.(EP)
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(EQ)
turn back because of their shame.
4 But may all who seek you(ER)
rejoice and be glad(ES) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!”(ET)
5 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(EU)
come quickly to me,(EV) O God.
You are my help(EW) and my deliverer;(EX)
Lord, do not delay.(EY)
Psalm 71(EZ)
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(FA)
let me never be put to shame.(FB)
2 In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
turn your ear(FC) to me and save me.
3 Be my rock of refuge,
to which I can always go;
give the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.(FD)
4 Deliver(FE) me, my God, from the hand of the wicked,(FF)
from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel.(FG)
5 For you have been my hope,(FH) Sovereign Lord,
my confidence(FI) since my youth.
6 From birth(FJ) I have relied on you;
you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.(FK)
I will ever praise(FL) you.
7 I have become a sign(FM) to many;
you are my strong refuge.(FN)
8 My mouth(FO) is filled with your praise,
declaring your splendor(FP) all day long.
9 Do not cast(FQ) me away when I am old;(FR)
do not forsake(FS) me when my strength is gone.
10 For my enemies(FT) speak against me;
those who wait to kill(FU) me conspire(FV) together.
11 They say, “God has forsaken(FW) him;
pursue him and seize him,
for no one will rescue(FX) him.”
12 Do not be far(FY) from me, my God;
come quickly, God, to help(FZ) me.
13 May my accusers(GA) perish in shame;(GB)
may those who want to harm me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.(GC)
14 As for me, I will always have hope;(GD)
I will praise you more and more.
15 My mouth will tell(GE) of your righteous deeds,(GF)
of your saving acts all day long—
though I know not how to relate them all.
16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts,(GG) Sovereign Lord;
I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
17 Since my youth, God, you have taught(GH) me,
and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.(GI)
18 Even when I am old and gray,(GJ)
do not forsake me, my God,
till I declare your power(GK) to the next generation,
your mighty acts to all who are to come.(GL)
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens,(GM)
you who have done great things.(GN)
Who is like you, God?(GO)
20 Though you have made me see troubles,(GP)
many and bitter,
you will restore(GQ) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(GR)
you will again bring me up.
21 You will increase my honor(GS)
and comfort(GT) me once more.
22 I will praise you with the harp(GU)
for your faithfulness, my God;
I will sing praise to you with the lyre,(GV)
Holy One of Israel.(GW)
23 My lips will shout for joy(GX)
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered.(GY)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,(GZ)
for those who wanted to harm me(HA)
have been put to shame and confusion.(HB)
Psalm 72
Of Solomon.
1 Endow the king with your justice,(HC) O God,
the royal son with your righteousness.
2 May he judge your people in righteousness,(HD)
your afflicted ones with justice.
3 May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
the hills the fruit of righteousness.
4 May he defend the afflicted(HE) among the people
and save the children of the needy;(HF)
may he crush the oppressor.(HG)
5 May he endure[o](HH) as long as the sun,
as long as the moon, through all generations.(HI)
6 May he be like rain(HJ) falling on a mown field,
like showers watering the earth.
7 In his days may the righteous flourish(HK)
and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
8 May he rule from sea to sea
and from the River[p](HL) to the ends of the earth.(HM)
9 May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(HN) and of distant shores(HO)
bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(HP) and Seba
present him gifts.(HQ)
11 May all kings bow down(HR) to him
and all nations serve(HS) him.
12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(HT) on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(HU) them from oppression and violence,
for precious(HV) is their blood in his sight.
15 Long may he live!
May gold from Sheba(HW) be given him.
May people ever pray for him
and bless him all day long.(HX)
16 May grain(HY) abound throughout the land;
on the tops of the hills may it sway.
May the crops(HZ) flourish like Lebanon(IA)
and thrive[q] like the grass of the field.(IB)
17 May his name endure forever;(IC)
may it continue as long as the sun.(ID)
18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel,(IF)
who alone does marvelous deeds.(IG)
19 Praise be to his glorious name(IH) forever;
may the whole earth be filled with his glory.(II)
Amen and Amen.(IJ)
20 This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.(IK)
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
- Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
- Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
- Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
- Psalm 68:18 Or they
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
- Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.
- Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
- Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.
- Psalm 72:5 Septuagint; Hebrew You will be feared
- Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates
- Psalm 72:16 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lebanon, / from the city
- Psalm 72:17 Or will use his name in blessings (see Gen. 48:20)
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