Psalms 68:19-29

¹⁹Praise the Lord, who helps us carry our heavy loads every day; he is the one who saves/rescues us.

²⁰Our God is the God who saves us; He is Yahweh, our Lord, the one who ◄allows us to escape/prevents us► from being killed in battles.

²¹But God will smash the heads of his enemies, the skulls of those who continue to behave sinfully.

²²The Lord said, “I will bring back the corpses of those who were killed in Bashan, and I will bring back those who sank deep in the ocean and drowned.

²³I will do that in order that you may wash your feet in their blood, and your dogs can also lap up some of your enemies' blood.”

²⁴God, many people see you march triumphantly into your sacred temple, celebrating that you have defeated your enemies. You march like a king does, and a large crowd walks with you.

²⁵The singers are in front, and the people who play stringed instruments are at the rear, and young women who are beating their tambourines are between them.

²⁶They are all singing, “You Israeli people, praise God when you gather together; praise Yahweh, all you who are descendants of Jacob!”

²⁷First come the people of the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe, and following them come the leaders of the tribe of Judah and their group, and following them come the leaders of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali.

²⁸God, show people that you are very powerful; show people the power with which you have helped us previously.

²⁹Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.