Psalms 68:22-28 in English

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;

²³ That thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² They gave me also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

²³ Let their table before them be for a snare, and for a recompence, and for a stumbling-block.

²⁴ Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.

²⁵ Pour out thy wrath upon them, and let the fury of thine anger take hold on them.

²⁶ Let their habitation be made desolate; and let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

²⁷ because they persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

²⁸ Add iniquity to their iniquity; and let them not come into thy righteousness.

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² Let their table before them be for a snare, and for a recompense, and for a stumbling block.

²³ Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.

²⁴ Pour out your wrath upon them, and let the fury of your anger take hold on them.

²⁵ Let their habitation be made desolate; and let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

²⁶ Because they persecuted him whom you have struck; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity; and let them not come into your righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be written with the righteous.

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea:

²³ That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² The 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.

²³ I 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.”

²⁴ God, 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.

²⁵ The 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.

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

²⁷ First 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.

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

²² Let their table before them be for a snare, and for a recompense, and for a stumbling block.

²³ Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.

²⁴ Pour out your wrath upon them, and let the fury of your anger take hold on them.

²⁵ Let their habitation be made desolate; and let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

²⁶ Because they persecuted him whom you have struck; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

²⁷ Add iniquity to their iniquity; and let them not come into your righteousness.

²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be written with the righteous.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, amongst the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, I will make them come back from Bashan, and from the deep parts of the sea;

²³ So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.

²⁴ We see your going, O God: even the going of my God, my King, into the holy place.

²⁵ The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.

²⁶ Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.

²⁸ O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depth of the sea;

²³ That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

²⁶ In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord, — ye from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² And they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

²³ Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock.

²⁴ Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always.

²⁵ Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

²⁶ Let their habitation be made desolate: and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles.

²⁷ Because they have persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

²⁸ Add thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not come into thy justice.

²² The Lord says, “I will drag them down from Bashan; I will drag them up from the depths of the sea,

²³ so that you may walk in their blood. Even your dogs will have their share of your enemies.”

²⁴ People watch your processions, God—the processions of my God and King as they go into the Temple.

²⁵ The singers are at the front, the musicians at the back, and in the middle girls playing tambourines.

²⁶ Praise God, everyone who has come to worship; praise the Lord, everyone who belongs to Israel.

²⁷ There is the little tribe of Benjamin, followed by the many leaders from Judah; then come the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

²⁸ Display your power, God! Reveal your strength, Lord, as you have done for us in the past.

²² The Lord hath sayde, I will bring my people againe from Bashan: I will bring them againe from the depths of the Sea:

²³ That thy foote may bee dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogges in the blood of the enemies, euen in it.

²⁴ They haue seene, O God, thy goings, the goings of my God, and my King, which art in the Sanctuarie.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players of instruments after: in the middes were the maides playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Praise yee God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountaine of Israel.

²⁷ There was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, O God, that, which thou hast wrought in vs,

²² (68-23) The Lord said: 'I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea;

²³ (68-24) That thy foot may wade through blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.'

²⁴ (68-25) They see Thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, in holiness.

²⁵ (68-26) The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.

²⁶ (68-27) 'Bless ye God in full assemblies, even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.'

²⁷ (68-28) There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah their council, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ (68-29) Thy God hath commanded thy strength; be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us

²² The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, And the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God; Even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; Among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin with their ruler, The princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² (68:23) The Lord hath said, From Bashan will I bring back, I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

²³ (68:24) In order that thou mayest wade with thy feet in blood, feeding the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies' blood.

²⁴ (68:25) Men see thy goings forth, O God! the goings forth of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ (68:26) First come singers, then follow players on instruments, in the midst of maidens playing on timbrels.

²⁶ (68:27) In assemblies bless ye God, praise the Lord, ye sprung from Israel's fountain.

²⁷ (68:28) There Benjamin the youngest leadeth them on, the princes of Judah in purple robes, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ (68:29) Thy God hath ordained the rule to thee: strengthen, O God, what thou hast wrought for us.

²² They gave me also gall for my food, And made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

²³ Let their table before them be for a snare, And for a recompense, and for a stumbling block.

²⁴ Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; And bow down their back continually.

²⁵ Pour out thy wrath upon them, And let the fury of thine anger take hold on them.

²⁶ Let their habitation be made desolate; And let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

²⁷ Because they persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; And they have added to the grief of my wounds.

²⁸ Add iniquity to their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.

²² “I will bring them back,” saith the Lord, “from Bashan; I will bring them back from the deep sea;

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in their blood, That thy dogs may drink the blood of thine enemies.”

²⁴ We have seen thy procession, O God! The procession of my God, my king, to his sanctuary!

²⁵ The singers go before, the minstrels follow, Amidst damsels playing on timbrels.

²⁶ Praise ye God in your assemblies; Praise the Lord, all ye from the fountain of Israel!

²⁷ Here is Benjamin, the youngest, and his leaders; The chiefs of Judah, and their band; The chiefs of Zebulon, and the chiefs of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God has ordained thy strength, O Israel! Show forth thy might, O God! thou who hast wrought for us!

²² The Lord said: “I will bring you home from Bashan, home from the depths of the sea,

²³ that your feet you may bathe in blood, and your dogs lick their share of the foe.”

²⁴ In the temple appear God's triumphal processions, processions in praise of my king and my God,

²⁵ with singers in front, and minstrels behind, and maidens with timbrels between them, singing,

²⁶ “You of the well-spring of Israel, bless the Lord God in the dance.”

²⁷ There, in front, is Benjamin the little, the princes of Judah beside them, the princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ God, show your strength, your godlike might, as you did in the past,

²² The Lord said: “I will bring you home from Bashan, home from the depths of the sea,

²³ that your feet you may bathe in blood, and your dogs lick their share of the foe.”

²⁴ In the temple appear God's triumphal processions, processions in praise of my king and my God,

²⁵ with singers in front, and minstrels behind, and maidens with timbrels between them, singing,

²⁶ “You of the well-spring of Israel, bless the Lord God in the dance.”

²⁷ There, in front, is Benjamin the little, the princes of Judah beside them, the princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ God, show your strength, your godlike might, as you did in the past,

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea;

²³ That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel God prevails!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin Son of right hand, Son of south, their ruler, the princes of Judah Praised, their council, the princes of Zebulun Living together, and the princes of Naphtali My wrestling.

²⁸ Your God has enjoined your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring my enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea

²³ so that you may crush your enemies, dipping your foot in blood, and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, the processions of my God, my King, into the holy place.

²⁵ The singers went first, the minstrels followed after, and in the middle were the unmarried girls playing tambourines.

²⁶ Bless God in the assemblies; praise Yahweh, you who are from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is first Benjamin, the smallest tribe, then the leaders of Judah and their multitudes, the leaders of Zebulun and the leaders of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God, Israel, has decreed your strength; reveal to us your power, God, as you have revealed it in times past.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, amongst the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The LORD said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea.

²³ That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²⁴ They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁶ Bless ye God in the congregations, even the LORD, from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their counsel, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,

²³ that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

²⁴ They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

²⁵ The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, amongst the ladies playing with tambourines,

²⁶ “Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

²⁷ There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

²² The Lord said, I shall turn from Bashan; I shall turn into the depth of the sea.

²³ That thy foot be dipped in blood; the tongue of thy dogs be dipped in blood of the enemies of him.

²⁴ God, they saw thy goings in; the goings-in or in-goings of my God, of my king, which is in the holy place.

²⁵ Princes joined with singers came before; in the middle or in the midst of young damsels singing in tympans.

²⁶ In churches bless ye God; bless ye the Lord from the wells of Israel.

²⁷ There is Benjamin, a young man; in the ravishing of mind. The princes of Judah were the dukes of them; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

²⁸ God, command thou to thy virtue; God, confirm thou this thing, which thou hast wrought in us.

²² The Lord said, I shall turn (again) from Bashan; I shall turn (again) into the depth of the sea. (The Lord said, I shall return from Bashan; I shall return from the depths of the sea./The Lord said, I shall bring back my people from Bashan; I shall bring them back from the depths of the sea.)

²³ That thy foot be dipped in blood; the tongue of thy dogs be dipped in (the) blood of the enemies of him. (So that thy feet can be dipped in the blood of thy enemies; and so that the tongues of thy dogs can also be dipped in their blood.)

²⁴ God, they saw thy goings in; the goings in of my God, of my king, which is in the holy (place). (God, they saw thy procession; yea, the procession of my God, of my King, who is in the holy place, or in the sanctuary.)

²⁵ Princes joined with singers came before; in the middle/in the midst of young damsels singing in tympans. (First came the singers; then the players of the instruments, and after them the young women, singing with tympans or playing tambourines.)

²⁶ In churches bless ye God; bless ye the Lord from the wells of Israel. (Bless ye God in the congregations; bless the Lord all ye tribes of Israel.)

²⁷ There (is) Benjamin, a young man; in the ravishing of mind. The princes of Judah were the dukes of them; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. (There is Benjamin, the smallest tribe, in the lead. Then the leaders of Judah with their company, and the leaders of Zebulun, and the leaders of Naphtali.)

²⁸ God, command thou to thy virtue; God, confirm thou this thing, which thou hast wrought in us. (God, command thou to thy strength, or thy power; God, show thy strength, in what thou has wrought for us.)

²² The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.

²³ So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, In the blood of enemies — the tongue of Thy dogs.'

²⁴ They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.

²⁵ Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

²⁶ In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord — from the fountain of Israel.

²⁷ There is little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.