Psalms 68:1-10

¹“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” Let God arise, and his enemies are scattered, And they who hate him flee before him!

²As smoke is dispersed, so thou dispersest them; As wax melteth before the fire, So perish the wicked before the face of God.

³But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence, Yea, they exult exceedingly.

⁴Sing unto God; sing praises to his name! Prepare a way for him who rideth through the desert! Jehovah is his name; be joyful in his presence!

⁵The father of the fatherless, and the protector of the widow, Is God in his holy habitation.

⁶God causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren land.

⁷O God! when thou didst go before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness. Pause.

⁸The earth quaked, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God; This Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

⁹Thou, O God! didst send a plentiful rain; Thou didst strengthen thy wearied inheritance.

¹⁰Thy people established themselves in the land; Thou, O God! in thy goodness, didst prepare it for the needy!