The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 68
PSAL. LXVIII.
LEt God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him.
LEt God arise, let those who are his enemies scattred be,
And let them all that do him hate before him also flee.
2 As smoak is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
2 As smoak is driv'n, drive them away, as wax melts fire before,
Let at Gods presence wicked men so perish evermore.
3 But let the righteous be glade: let them rejoice before God, yea let them exceedingly rejoice.
3 But let the righteous men be glade; before God by and by,
Let them rejoice; yea let them all rejoice exceedingly,
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his Name: extoll him that rideth upon the heavens, by his Name, IAH, and rejoice before him.
4 Sing to God, to his Name sing praise, extoll him with your voice
That rides on heav'ns, by his Name JAH, before him als rejoice.
5 A father of the fatherlesse, and a Iudge of the widows is God in his holy habitation.
5 A father of the fatherlesse, and of the widows case
The Lord he is a judge within his holy dwelling place.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
6 The solitary in families God sets; those which are bound
With chains brings out, but rebels all do dwell in a dry ground.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people: wh… thou didst march through the wildernesse. Selah.
7 O God when as thou wentest forth before thy peoples face;
And when thou of the wildernesse didst march through all the place. Selah
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, even Sinai it self was moved at the presence of GOD, the God of Israel.
8 The heav'ns did at Gods presence drop, the earth was shaken als
Ev'n at Gods presence Israels God, the Sinai moved was.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentifull rain, whereby thou didst confirme thine inheritance, when it was weary.
9 O God, to thine inheritance thou sendst a plenteous rain,
Whereby thou when it weary was didst it confirm again.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodnesse for the poor.
10 The congregation that is thine hath had its dwelling there:
Of thine own goodnesse thou, O God, didst for the poor prepare.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the companie of those that published it.
12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home, divided the spoil.
11 God gave the word: the company that publish'd it was great:
12 Apace fled kings of hosts; and she that kept home, spoiles did part.
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.
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, as Doves wings be shall ye
With silver cov'rd, her feathers als with gold that yellow be.
14 When the Almightie scattered kings in it, it was as white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan, an high hill, as the hill of Bashan.
14 It, when God in it scattred kings, as Salmons snow was white:
15 Gods hill is as the bashan hill as bash an hill in hight:
16 Why leap ye, ye high hils this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in, yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
16 Why do ye leap ye hills so high? this is the only hill
Where God desires to dwell; yea there the Lord dwell ever will.
17 The charets of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the holy place.
17 Gods charets twenty thousand are, of Angels thousand strong:
GOD in the holy place is as in Sinai them among.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivitie captive, thou hast received gifts for men: yea, for the rebellious also,
18 On high thou didst ascend, thou ledst captive captivity,
Thou gifts receiv'dst for men, for them that liv'd rebelliously.
That the Lord God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who dailie loadeth us with benefites, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
That 'mong them, God the Lord might dwell 19 Blest be God who doth load
Us daily with his benefites, ev'n our salvations God. Selah.
20 He that is our God, is the God of salvation: and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
20 He of salvation is the God, that is our God so strong,
And unto God the Lord from death the issues do belong.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies: and the hairie scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
21 But God his en'mies head shall wound; the hairie scalp also
Of such a one as doth still on in his trespasses go.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea.
22 I will again, the Lord hath said, bring from the bashan hill,
And from the deepths of sea again, my people bring I will.
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
23 That so thy foot may dipped be in bloud of all thy foes:
And of thy dogs the tongue also in the same bloud of those.
24 They have seen thy goings, O God, even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuarie.
24 O mighty God they have all seen thy goings that are hy,
The going of my God my King within the Sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; amongst them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
25 Before went Singers, Players next on instruments made way,
Amongst them were the Damosels that did with timbrels play.
26 Blesse ye God in the congregations, even the Lord from the fountain of Israel.
26 Within the congregations God for to blesse accord,
From Israels fountain do ye blesse ev'n him that is the Lord.
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Iudah, and their councell, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
27 With their head's little Benjamin, there Judahs Princes be,
Their councell als, with Zebulons Princes of Naphtalli.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy steength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Ierusalem, shall kings bring presents unto thee.
8 Thy God commands thy strength: make strong what thou wroughtst for us Lord,
29 At Salem for thy temple Kings shall presents thee afford.
30 Rebuke the companie of spear-men, the multitudde of the buls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
30 The hosts of spear men, many buls with peoples calves reprove;
Till all with▪ silver peece submit, folk scatter, war that love.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt, Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
31 Those that be Princes great shall then come out of Egypt lands,
And Ethiopia unto God shall soon stretch out her hands.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdomes of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord. Selah.
32 Ye kingdomes that are of the earth do ye all songs afford,
Unto the Lord; O praises now sing ye unto the Lord.
33 To him that rideth▪ upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old: lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mightie voice.
33 To him on heav'ns of heav'ns that rides which he of old did choise,
Lo, he his voice doth thence send out, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
34 Strength unto God do ye ascribe, for his excellency
O're Israel is, and als his strength is in the clouds most hy.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places▪ the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people: blessed be God.
35 Thou from thy holy places Lord, art terrible to see:
Hee's Israels God that gives his folk strength, power; God blessed be.