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Psalm 67-69
New King James Version
Psalm 67-69
New King James Version
An Invocation and a Doxology
To the Chief Musician. On [a]stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
67 God be merciful to us and bless us,
And (A)cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
2 That (B)Your way may be known on earth,
(C)Your salvation among all nations.
3 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!
For (D)You shall judge the people righteously,
And govern the nations on earth. Selah
5 Let the peoples praise You, O God;
Let all the peoples praise You.
6 (E)Then the earth shall [b]yield her increase;
God, our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
The Glory of God in His Goodness to Israel
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 Let (F)God arise,
Let His enemies be scattered;
Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
2 (G)As smoke is driven away,
So drive them away;
(H)As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But (I)let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
(J)Extol[c] Him who rides on the [d]clouds,
(K)By His name [e]Yah,
And rejoice before Him.
5 (L)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
6 (M)God sets the solitary in families;
(N)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But (O)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 O God, (P)when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah
8 The earth shook;
The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 (Q)You, O God, sent a plentiful rain,
Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance,
When it was weary.
10 Your congregation dwelt in it;
(R)You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word;
Great was the [f]company of those who proclaimed it:
12 “Kings(S) of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the [g]spoil.
13 (T)Though you lie down among the [h]sheepfolds,
(U)You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”
14 (V)When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.
15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
16 Why do you [i]fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
(W)This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.
17 (X)The chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
18 (Y)You have ascended on high,
(Z)You have led captivity captive;
(AA)You have received gifts among men,
Even from (AB)the rebellious,
(AC)That the Lord God might dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation;
And (AD)to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
21 But (AE)God will wound the head of His enemies,
(AF)The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, “I will bring (AG)back from Bashan,
I will bring them back (AH)from the depths of the sea,
23 (AI)That [j]your foot may crush them in blood,
(AJ)And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
24 They have seen Your [k]procession, O God,
The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 (AK)The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after;
Among them were the maidens playing timbrels.
26 Bless God in the congregations,
The Lord, from (AL)the fountain of Israel.
27 (AM)There is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their [l]company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 [m]Your God has (AN)commanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
(AO)Kings will bring presents to You.
30 Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
(AP)The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone (AQ)submits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.
31 (AR)Envoys will come out of Egypt;
(AS)Ethiopia will quickly (AT)stretch out her hands to God.
32 Sing to God, you (AU)kingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah
33 To Him (AV)who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a (AW)mighty voice.
34 (AX)Ascribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, (AY)You are more awesome than Your holy places.
The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
An Urgent Plea for Help in Trouble
To the Chief Musician. Set to [n]“The Lilies.” A Psalm of David.
69 Save me, O God!
For (AZ)the waters have come up to my [o]neck.
2 (BA)I sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.
3 (BB)I am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
(BC)My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 Those who (BD)hate me without a cause
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.
5 O God, You know my foolishness;
And my sins are not hidden from You.
6 Let not those who [p]wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me;
Let not those who seek You be [q]confounded because of me, O God of Israel.
7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.
8 (BE)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
9 (BF)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
(BG)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.
11 I also [r]made sackcloth my garment;
I became a byword to them.
12 Those who [s]sit in the gate speak against me,
And I am the song of the (BH)drunkards.
13 But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire,
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.
18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.
19 You know (BI)my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.
20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of [t]heaviness;
(BJ)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for (BK)comforters, but I found none.
21 They also gave me gall for my food,
(BL)And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22 (BM)Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.
23 (BN)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.
24 (BO)Pour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.
25 (BP)Let their dwelling place be desolate;
Let no one live in their tents.
26 For they persecute the ones (BQ)You have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.
27 (BR)Add iniquity to their iniquity,
(BS)And let them not come into Your righteousness.
28 Let them (BT)be blotted out of the book of the living,
(BU)And not be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30 (BV)I will praise the name of God with a song,
And will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
31 (BW)This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull,
Which has horns and hooves.
32 (BX)The humble shall see this and be glad;
And you who seek God, (BY)your hearts shall live.
33 For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise (BZ)His prisoners.
34 (CA)Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas (CB)and everything that moves in them.
35 (CC)For God will save Zion
And build the cities of Judah,
That they may dwell there and possess it.
36 Also, (CD)the [u]descendants of His servants shall inherit it,
And those who love His name shall dwell in it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 67:1 Heb. neginoth
- Psalm 67:6 give her produce
- Psalm 68:4 Praise
- Psalm 68:4 MT deserts; Tg. heavens (cf. v. 34 and Is. 19:1)
- Psalm 68:4 Lit. Lord, a shortened Heb. form
- Psalm 68:11 host
- Psalm 68:12 plunder
- Psalm 68:13 Or saddlebags
- Psalm 68:16 Lit. stare
- Psalm 68:23 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. you may dip your foot
- Psalm 68:24 Lit. goings
- Psalm 68:27 throng
- Psalm 68:28 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Command, O God
- Psalm 69:1 Heb. Shoshannim
- Psalm 69:1 Lit. soul
- Psalm 69:6 Wait in faith
- Psalm 69:6 dishonored
- Psalm 69:11 Symbolic of sorrow
- Psalm 69:12 Sit as judges
- Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness
- Psalm 69:36 Lit. seed
Psalm 67-69
New International Version
Psalm 67-69
New International Version
Psalm 67[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—[b](A)
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation(B) among all nations.(C)
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.(D)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(E)
for you rule the peoples with equity(F)
and guide the nations of the earth.(G)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land yields its harvest;(H)
God, our God, blesses us.(I)
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth(J) will fear him.(K)
Psalm 68[c]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(L) may his enemies be scattered;(M)
may his foes flee(N) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(O)
as wax melts(P) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(Q) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(R) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(S)
extol him who rides on the clouds[d](T);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(U)
5 A father to the fatherless,(V) a defender of widows,(W)
is God in his holy dwelling.(X)
6 God sets the lonely(Y) in families,[e](Z)
he leads out the prisoners(AA) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(AB)
7 When you, God, went out(AC) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[f](AD)
8 the earth shook,(AE) the heavens poured down rain,(AF)
before God, the One of Sinai,(AG)
before God, the God of Israel.(AH)
9 You gave abundant showers,(AI) O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty,(AJ) God, you provided(AK) for the poor.
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(AL)
12 “Kings and armies flee(AM) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(AN)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[g](AO)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[h] scattered(AP) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(AQ)
15 Mount Bashan,(AR) majestic mountain,(AS)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(AT) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(AU)
17 The chariots(AV) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(AW)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[i]
18 When you ascended(AX) on high,(AY)
you took many captives;(AZ)
you received gifts from people,(BA)
even from[j] the rebellious(BB)—
that you,[k] Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(BC)
who daily bears our burdens.(BD)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(BE)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(BF)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(BG) 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,(BH)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(BI)
while the tongues of your dogs(BJ) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(BK)
25 In front are the singers,(BL) after them the musicians;(BM)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(BN)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(BO)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(BP)
27 There is the little tribe(BQ) of Benjamin,(BR) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(BS)
28 Summon your power,(BT) God[l];
show us your strength,(BU) our God, as you have done(BV) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(BW)
30 Rebuke the beast(BX) among the reeds,(BY)
the herd of bulls(BZ) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(CA) who delight in war.(CB)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(CC)
Cush[m](CD) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(CE)
sing praise(CF) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(CG) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(CH) with mighty voice.(CI)
34 Proclaim the power(CJ) of God,
whose majesty(CK) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(CL) in your sanctuary;(CM)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(CN) to his people.(CO)
Praise be to God!(CP)
Psalm 69[n]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters(CQ) have come up to my neck.(CR)
2 I sink in the miry depths,(CS)
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;(CT)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(CU)
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me(CV) without reason(CW)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(CX)
those who seek to destroy me.(CY)
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(DB) for your sake,(DC)
and shame covers my face.(DD)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(DE)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,(DF)
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(DG)
10 When I weep and fast,(DH)
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(DI)
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(DJ) mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.(DK)
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(DL)
in your great love,(DM) 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.(DN)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(DO) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(DP)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(DQ)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(DR)
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(DS) from your servant;
answer me quickly,(DT) for I am in trouble.(DU)
18 Come near and rescue me;
deliver(DV) me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,(DW) 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,(DX) but I found none.(DY)
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar(DZ) for my thirst.(EA)
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and[o] a trap.(EB)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.(EC)
24 Pour out your wrath(ED) on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(EE)
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(EF)
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(EG)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(EH)
do not let them share in your salvation.(EI)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(EJ)
and not be listed with the righteous.(EK)
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.(EL)
30 I will praise God’s name in song(EM)
and glorify him(EN) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(EO)
32 The poor will see and be glad(EP)—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!(EQ)
33 The Lord hears the needy(ER)
and does not despise his captive people.
Footnotes
- Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
- Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
- 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
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