Psalms 68:9-27 in English

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

¹² Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings therein, It was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.

¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah

²⁰ God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.

²¹ But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ I became strange to my brethren, and a stranger to my mother's children.

¹⁰ For the zeal of thine house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

¹¹ And I bowed down my soul with fasting, and that was made my reproach.

¹² And I put on sackcloth for my covering; and I became a proverb to them.

¹³ They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.

¹⁴ But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁵ Save me from the mire, that I stick not in it: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.

¹⁶ Let not the waterflood drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁷ Hear me, O Lord; for thy mercy is good: according to the multitude of thy compassions look upon me.

¹⁸ And turn not away thy face from thy servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

¹⁹ Draw nigh to my soul and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

²⁰ For thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; all that afflict me are before thee.

²¹ My soul has waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

¹² Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹³ Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

¹² Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹³ Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

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.

⁹ For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me.

¹⁰ And I bowed down my soul with fasting, and that was made my reproach.

¹¹ And I put on sackcloth for my covering; and I became a proverb to them.

¹² They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.

¹³ But I will cry to you, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Save me from the mire, that I stick not in it: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O Lord; for your mercy is good: according to the multitude of your compassions look upon me.

¹⁷ And turn not away your face from your servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

¹⁸ Draw near to my soul and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

¹⁹ For you know my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; all that afflict me are before you.

²⁰ My soul has waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none.

²¹ They gave me also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation dwelt therein: thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord giveth the word: the women that publish the tidings are a great host.

¹² Kings of armies flee, they flee: and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ Will ye lie among the sheepfolds, as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold?

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings therein, it was as when it snoweth in Zalmon.

¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; an high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, at the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led thy captivity captive; thou hast received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell with them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, even the God who is our salvation. Selah

²⁰ God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto JEHOVAH the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God shall smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You caused plenty of rain to fall on your land*, and so you enabled good crops to grow again on the land that you gave to us Israelis.

¹⁰ Your people built homes there; and because you were good to them, you provided food for those who were poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave a message, and many women took that message to other places.

¹² They proclaimed, “Many kings and their armies are running away from our army!” When our army brought back to their homes the things that they captured, the women who were at home divided up those things among themselves and among their families.

¹³ Even those women who were in the pens taking care of the sheep received some of those things; they got statues of doves whose wings were covered with silver and whose feathers were covered with pure yellow gold.

¹⁴ When Almighty God scattered the enemy kings and their armies, the number of weapons that they abandoned there seemed like there had been a snowstorm on Zalmon (OR, a black) Mountain.

¹⁵ There is a very high mountain in the Bashan region, a mountain which has many peaks.

¹⁶ But the people who live near that mountain should not RHQ envy those who live near Zion, the mountain on which God chose to live! Yahweh will live there forever!

¹⁷ After we defeated all our enemies, it was as though the Lord, surrounded by many thousands of strong chariots, descended from Sinai Mountain and came into the sacred temple in Jerusalem.

¹⁸ He ascended the sacred mountain where his temple is, and took with him many people who had been captured in battles; and received gifts from the enemies whom he had defeated. He received gifts even from those who had rebelled against him, and Yahweh our God will live there in his sacred temple forever.

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

²⁰ Our 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.

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

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.

⁹ For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen upon me.

¹⁰ And I bowed down my soul with fasting, and that was made my reproach.

¹¹ And I put on sackcloth for my covering; and I became a proverb to them.

¹² They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.

¹³ But I will cry to you, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation.

¹⁴ Save me from the mire, that I stick not in it: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.

¹⁵ Let not the waterflood drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁶ Hear me, O Lord; for your mercy is good: according to the multitude of your compassions look upon me.

¹⁷ And turn not away your face from your servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

¹⁸ Draw near to my soul and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

¹⁹ For you know my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; all that afflict me are before you.

²⁰ My soul has waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none.

²¹ They gave me also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep amongst the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is amongst them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts amongst people, yes, amongst the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

¹⁰ Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

¹¹ The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

¹² Kings of armies quickly go in flight: and the women in the houses make a division of their goods.

¹³ Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Most High put the kings to flight, it was as white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

¹⁷ The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.

¹⁸ You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.

¹⁹ Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

²⁰ Our God is for us a God of salvation; his are the ways out of death.

²¹ The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

¹⁰ Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God!

¹¹ The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.

¹² Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.

¹⁵ As mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, as mount Bashan.

¹⁶ Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell there for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even for the rebellious, for the dwelling there of Jah Elohim.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us with good, the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death.

²¹ Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

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.

⁹ I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to the sons of my mother.

¹⁰ For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

¹¹ And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me.

¹² And I made haircloth my garment: and I became a byword to them.

¹³ They that sat in the gate spoke against me: and they that drank wine made me their song.

¹⁴ But as for me, my prayer is to thee, O Lord; for the time of thy good pleasure, O God. In the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁵ Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

¹⁶ Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

¹⁷ Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

¹⁸ And turn not away thy face from thy servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.

¹⁹ Attend to my soul, and deliver it: save me because of my enemies.

²⁰ Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame.

²¹ In thy sight are all they that afflict me; my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.

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.

⁹ You sent plenty of rain to water the promised land; refreshing it when it was dry.

¹⁰ Your people settled there, and because of your kindness, God, you looked after the poor. Selah.

¹¹ The Lord gives the command, and a great army of women spread the good news.

¹² The kings of the foreign armies are quick to run away, and the women who stayed at home divide the plunder!

¹³ Why are you staying at home? There are ornaments in the shape of a dove with wings of silver and feathers of fine gold to be taken.

¹⁴ The Almighty scattered the foreign kings like a snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

¹⁵ “Mountain of God,” Mount Bashan, with your many high peaks, Mount Bashan,

¹⁶ why do you look enviously, mountain with many peaks, at the mountain God chose as his home, where the Lord will live forever?

¹⁷ God's chariots can't be counted; there are thousands and thousands of them. He comes among them from Sinai into his Temple.

¹⁸ As you ascended to your high throne you led a procession of prisoners. You received gifts from the people, even from those who had rebelled against the home of the Lord God.

¹⁹ May the Lord be blessed, for every day he carries our burdens. God is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ For us, God is a God who saves. The Lord God provides our escape from death.

²¹ But God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy heads of those who continue to sin.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, sendest a gracious raine vpon thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was wearie.

¹⁰ Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, O God, hast of thy goodnesse prepared it for the poore.

¹¹ The Lord gaue matter to the women to tell of the great armie.

¹² Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee, and she that remained in the house, deuided the spoyle.

¹³ Though ye haue lien among pots, yet shall ye be as the winges of a doue that is couered with siluer, and whose fethers are like yelowe golde.

¹⁴ When the Almightie scattered Kings in it, it was white as the snowe in Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as mount Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leape ye, ye high mountaines? as for this Mountaine, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord will dwell in it for euer.

¹⁷ The charets of God are twentie thousande thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuarie of Sinai.

¹⁸ Thou art gone vp on high: thou hast led captiuitie captiue, and receiued giftes for men: yea, euen the rebellious hast thou led, that the Lord God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Praysed be the Lord, euen the God of our saluation, which ladeth vs dayly with benefites. Selah.

²⁰ This is our God, euen the God that saueth vs: and to the Lord God belong the issues of death.

²¹ Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

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.

⁹ (68-10) A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down, O God; when Thine inheritance was weary, Thou didst confirm it.

¹⁰ (68-11) Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

¹¹ (68-12) The Lord giveth the word; the women that proclaim the tidings are a great host.

¹² (68-13) Kings of armies flee, they flee; and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ (68-14) When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold.

¹⁴ (68-15) When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, it snoweth in Zalmon.

¹⁵ (68-16) A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

¹⁶ (68-17) Why look ye askance, ye mountains of peaks, at the mountain which God hath desired for His abode? Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever.

¹⁷ (68-18) The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

¹⁸ (68-19) Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹ (68-20) Blessed be the Lord, day by day He beareth our burden, even the God who is our salvation. Selah

²⁰ (68-21) God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.

²¹ (68-22) Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the word: Great was the company of those that published it.

¹² Kings of armies did flee apace: And she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹³ Though ye have lien among the pots, Yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; A high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leap ye, ye high hills? This is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; Yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: Thou hast received gifts for men; Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, Even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation; And unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God shall wound the head of his enemies, And the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

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.

⁹ (68:10) Rain of beneficence didst thou pour down, O God, whereby thou didst truly strengthen thy heritage, when it was weary.

¹⁰ (68:11) Thy assembly dwelt therein: thou didst prepare it with thy goodness for the afflicted people. O God,

¹¹ (68:12) The Lord gave happy tidings; they are published by the female messengers, a numerous host.

¹² (68:13) The kings of the armies flee away—flee away: yet she that tarried at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ (68:14) When ye lie still between the folds of your cattle, ye will be like the wings of the dove covered with sliver, and her pinions shining with flaming gold.

¹⁴ (68:15) When the Almighty scattered kings in the midst of her, then even in darkness shone light as pure as snow.

¹⁵ (68:16) A mountain of God is the mount of Bashan; many peaks hath the mount of Bashan.

¹⁶ (68:17) Why watch ye enviously, ye many-peaked mountains, yonder mountain which God hath chosen for his residence? yea, the Lord will also dwell there for ever.

¹⁷ (68:18) The chariots of God are two myriads; thousands of angels follow him: the Lord is among them: so is Sinai holy among mountains.

¹⁸ (68:19) Thou didst ascend on high, lead away captives, receive gifts among men, yea, even the rebellious, to dwell among them. O Lord God.

¹⁹ (68:20) Blessed be the Lord; day by day he loadeth us with benefits; our God is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ (68:21) Our God is to us the God of salvation: and by the Eternal the Lord are the escapes from death.

²¹ (68:22) But God will crush the head of his enemies, the hairy skull of him who walketh in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ I became strange to my brethren, And a stranger to my mother’s children.

¹⁰ For the zeal of thy house has eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

¹¹ And I bowed down my soul with fasting, And that was made my reproach.

¹² And I put on sackcloth for my covering; And I became a proverb to them.

¹³ They that sit in the gate talked against me, And they that drank wine sang against me.

¹⁴ But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, In the truth of thy salvation.

¹⁵ Save me from the mire, that I stick not in it: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.

¹⁶ Let not the waterflood drown me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; Neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.

¹⁷ Hear me, O Lord; for thy mercy is good: According to the multitude of thy compassions look upon me.

¹⁸ And turn not away thy face from thy servant; For I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

¹⁹ Draw nigh to my soul and redeem it: Deliver me because of mine enemies.

²⁰ For thou knowest my reproach, And my shame, and my confusion; All that afflict me are before thee.

²¹ My soul has waited for reproach and misery; And I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; And for one to comfort me, but I found none.

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.

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

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

¹¹ The Lord gave the song of victory Of the maidens publishing glad tidings to the mighty host.

¹² “The kings with their armies have fled, —have fled! And the matron at home divideth the spoil.

¹³ Truly ye may repose yourselves in the stalls, Like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with shining gold.”

¹⁴ When the Most High destroyed the kings in the land, It was white with their bones like Salmon.

¹⁵ Ye lofty hills, ye hills of Bashan, Ye many-topped hills, ye hills of Bashan,

¹⁶ Why frown ye, ye many-topped hills, At the hill in which God is pleased to dwell, In which Jehovah will dwell for ever?

¹⁷ The chariots of God are myriads, yea, thousands of thousands; The Lord is in the midst of them, as upon Sinai, in the sanctuary.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captive the vanquished, Thou hast received gifts among men, Even the rebellious, that here thou mightst dwell, O LORD God!

¹⁹ Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.

²⁰ Our God is a God of salvation; From the Lord Jehovah cometh deliverance from death.

²¹ But God smiteth the head of his enemies, Even the hairy crowns of those who go on in their iniquity.

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.

⁹ Rain in abundance, God, you did sprinkle, restoring the languishing land of your heritage.

¹⁰ A dwelling therein your people found: in your goodness, O God, you did care for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord spoke the glad tidings of victory, a great army of women proclaim it:

¹² “Kings of armies they flee, they flee, and the housewife divides the spoil:

¹³ dove's wings covered with silver and pinions with shimmer of gold,

¹⁴ set with stones, like snow upon Zalmon.”

¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan, a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

¹⁶ You high-peaked mountains, why look you askance at the mountain which God has desired for his home whereon the Lord will live forever?

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twice ten thousand: the Lord came from Sinai, his holy place.

¹⁸ You did mount the height with trains of your captives, and gifts that you had received from the people. The rebels shall live with the Lord God.

¹⁹ Blest be the Lord who sustains us daily, the God who is also our saviour. Selah

²⁰ Our God is a God who is saviour. The ways of escape from death are known to the Lord God.

²¹ Yes, God will shatter the head of his foes the rough scalp of those who strut on in their sins.

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.

⁹ Rain in abundance, God, you did sprinkle, restoring the languishing land of your heritage.

¹⁰ A dwelling therein your people found: in your goodness, O God, you did care for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord spoke the glad tidings of victory, a great army of women proclaim it:

¹² “Kings of armies they flee, they flee, and the housewife divides the spoil:

¹³ dove's wings covered with silver and pinions with shimmer of gold,

¹⁴ set with stones, like snow upon Zalmon.”

¹⁵ A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan, a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

¹⁶ You high-peaked mountains, why look you askance at the mountain which God has desired for his home whereon the Lord will live forever?

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twice ten thousand: the Lord came from Sinai, his holy place.

¹⁸ You did mount the height with trains of your captives, and gifts that you had received from the people. The rebels shall live with the Lord God.

¹⁹ Blest be the Lord who sustains us daily, the God who is also our savior. Selah

²⁰ Our God is a God who is savior. The ways of escape from death are known to the Lord God.

²¹ Yes, God will shatter the head of his foes the rough scalp of those who strut on in their sins.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When Shaddai Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Adonai will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai Thorn, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our yishu'ah ·salvation·. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To Adonai , the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain; you strengthened your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your people lived in it; You, God, gave from your goodness to the poor.

¹¹ The Lord gave the orders, and those who announced them were a great army.

¹² Kings of armies flee, they flee, and the women waiting at home divide the plunder: doves covered with silver with wings of yellow gold. When some of you people stayed among the sheepfolds, why did you do this?

¹⁴ The Almighty scattered kings there, it was as when it snowed on Mount Zalmon.

¹⁵ A mighty mountain is the hill country of Bashan; a high mountain is the hill country of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you high hill country, at the mountain which God desires for the place he will live? Indeed, Yahweh will live in it forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them in the holy place, as at Sinai.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high; you have led away captives; you have received gifts from among men, even from those who fought against you, so that you, Yahweh God, might live there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, the God who is our salvation. Selah

²⁰ Our God is a God who saves; Yahweh the Lord is the one who is able to rescue us from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the heads of his enemies, through the hairy scalps of those who walk in offenses against him.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep amongst the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is amongst them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts amongst people, yes, amongst the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.

¹⁰ Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The LORD gave the word: great was the company of those that published it .

¹² Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹³ Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why leap ye, ye lofty hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the LORD is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place .

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them .

¹⁹ Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits , even the God of our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to God the LORD belong the issues from death.

²¹ But God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.

¹⁰ Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

¹¹ The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

¹² “Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

¹³ while you sleep amongst the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.

¹⁴ When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.

¹⁵ The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

¹⁶ Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is amongst them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

¹⁸ You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts amongst people, yes, amongst the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

²¹ But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

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.

⁹ God, thou shalt impart willful rain to thine heritage, and it was sick; but thou madest it perfect.

¹⁰ Thy beasts shall dwell therein; God, thou hast made ready in thy sweetness to the poor man.

¹¹ The Lord shall give a word; to them that preach the gospel with much virtue.

¹² The kings of virtues be made loved of the darling; and to the fair-ness of the house to part spoils.

¹³ If ye sleep among the midst of sorts, either heritages, yet ye shall be as the feathers of the culver that be covered of silver; and the hinder things of the back thereof be in the shining of gold.

¹⁴ While the king of heaven deemeth kings thereon, they shall be made whiter than snow in Zalmon;

¹⁵ the hill of God is a fat hill. The crudded hill is a fat hill;

¹⁶ whereto believe ye falsely, ye crudded hills? The hill in which it pleaseth well God to dwell therein; for the Lord shall dwell into the end.

¹⁷ The chariot of God is manyfold with ten thousand, a thousand of them that be glad; the Lord was in them, in Sinai, in the holy place.

¹⁸ Thou ascendedest on high, thou tookest captivity captive; thou receiv-edest gifts among men. For why thou tookest also from them that believed not; for to dwell in the Lord God.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord each day; the God of our healths shall make an easy way to us.

²⁰ Our God is God to make men safe; and outgoing or the going-out from death is of the Lord God.

²¹ Nevertheless God shall break the heads of his enemies; the top of the hair of them that go in their trespasses.

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.

⁹ God, thou shalt (im)part willful rain to thine heritage, and it was sick; but thou madest it perfect. (God, thou imparted abundant rain upon the land of thy inheritance; it was enfeebled, or dry, but thou madest it perfect.)

¹⁰ Thy beasts shall dwell therein; God, thou hast made ready in thy sweetness to the poor man. (And thy people shall live there; God, in thy goodness, thou hast prepared it for the poor.)

¹¹ The Lord shall give a word; to them that preach the gospel with much virtue. (The Lord gave the word; and many women preached this good news.)

¹² The kings of virtues be made loved of the darling; and to the fairness of the house to part spoils. (The kings and their hosts, or their armies, fled away; and she of the house parted the spoils.)

¹³ If ye sleep among the midst of sorts, either heritages, (yet ye shall be as) the feathers of the culver (that) be (covered) of silver; and the hinder things of the back thereof be in the shining of gold. (Though ye have slept among the pots, yet ye shall be like the wings of the dove that be covered with silver; and the feathers on its back that be covered with shining gold.)

¹⁴ While the king of heaven deemeth kings thereon, they shall be made whiter than snow in Salmon; (When the King of heaven scattered the kings there; they fell like the snow in Salmon.)

¹⁵ the hill of God is a fat hill. The crudded hill is a fat hill; (The hill of God is like Mount Bashan; yea, the curdled hill is like Mount Bashan, with many peaks.)

¹⁶ whereto believe ye falsely, (ye) crudded hills? The hill in which it pleaseth well God to dwell therein; for the Lord shall dwell (there) into the end. (But why, ye curdled hills, gaze ye with envy at the hill where it well pleaseth God to live? for the Lord shall live there forever!)

¹⁷ The chariot of God is manyfold with ten thousand, a thousand of them that be glad; the Lord was in them, in Sinai, in the holy (place). (The chariots of God be twice ten thousand, yea, many thousands; the Lord came with them, from Sinai, to the holy place.)

¹⁸ Thou ascendedest on high, thou tookest captivity (captive); thou receivedest gifts among men. For why thou tookest (also from) them that believed not; for to dwell in the Lord God. (Thou ascendedest on high, thou tookest the captivity captive; thou receivedest gifts, or tribute, from people. But thou also receivedest gifts from those who believed not or from those who were rebellious; so that the Lord God might live among them.)

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord each day; the God of our healths shall make an easy way to us. (Blessed be the Lord; each day the God of our salvation shall make our way easier for us.)

²⁰ Our God is God to make men safe; and out-going from death is of the Lord God. (Our God is the God who saveth people; and our escape from death is by the Lord God.)

²¹ Nevertheless God shall break the heads of his enemies; the top of the hair of them that go in their trespasses. (But God shall break the heads of his enemies; yea, the top of their hair who go in their trespasses.)

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.)

⁹ A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

¹⁰ Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

¹¹ The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers are a numerous host.

¹² Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil.

¹³ Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

¹⁴ When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon.

¹⁵ A hill of God is the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights is the hill of Bashan.

¹⁶ Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

¹⁷ The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

¹⁸ Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

¹⁹ Blessed is the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself is our salvation. Selah.

²⁰ God Himself is to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

²¹ Only — God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

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.