The Psalms of David in Meter, Metrical Psalter · Psalm 68
PSAL. LXVIII.
LEt God ariſe, his enmies all
let them now ſcatt'red be:
Let them alſo that do him hate
with fear before him flee.
verse 2 As ſmoak is driv'n▪ drive them away:
as wax doth melt with fire,
Let wicked men at Gods preſence
ſo periſh in his ire.
verse 3 But let the righteous men be glad,
let them rejoice greatlie
Before the LORD, yea let them all
rejoice exceedinglie,
verse 4 Sing unto God, praiſe ye his name,
extoll him with your voice.
That rides on heav'n, by his Na… JA…
before him ſtill rejoice.
verse 5 A Father of the fatherleſſe,
and of the widows Judge,
GOD ſtill is in his holy place,
where alwayes he doth lodge.
verse 6 The ſolitarie God doth ſet
in families; and from bands
Brings bound men out, but rebels dw…
in dry and barren lands.
verse 7 O God, whe thou wentſt forth befor…
thy people in diſtreſſe;
When thou didſt march with Majeſty
through the wide wilderneſſe.
verse 8 The earth did ſhake, the heav'ns all
at Gods preſence did drop,
At Gods preſence ev'n Iſral's God
the Sinai mov'd did hop.
verse 9 Thou God a raine ſentſt plentifull
whereby thou didſt confirme
Thine own inheritance, when it
was weary and infirme.
verse 10 Thy congregation hath therein
dwelt from all danger ſure,
O God, thou haſt prepared of
thy goodneſſe for the poor.
verse 11 The LORD who glorious fits above
the word gave from his ſeat,
Of thoſe that publiſh'd it abroad,
the companie was great.
verse 12 The Kings of armies all apace
ſled while they got the foile,
And ſhe that taried then at home
devided all the ſpoile.
verse 13 Though ye have lien among the pots
like doves men ſhall you ſee,
Whoſe wings with ſilver, & with gold
whoſe feathers cov'red be.
verse 14 When the Almighty ſcattred Kings
in it brought very low,
It by Gods mercy was made white,
as in Salmon the ſnow.
verse 15 The hill of God is as the hill
of Baſhan that is hie,
An hill it is ev'n as the hill
of Baſhan ſeemes to be.
verse 16 Why leap ye thus ye higheſt hill
this is the onelyonly hill
Where GOD deſires to dwel yea th…
the LORD dwell ever will.
verse 17 Gods charets twenty thouſands
of Angels thouſands ſtrong;
God in the holy place is as
in Sinai them among.
verse 18 Thus thou triumphing ov'r thy fo…
aſcended haſt on hie,
By thy great might thou captive all
haſt led captivitie.
Thou haſt received gifts for men,
yea for thoſe who rebell,
That God the LORD in mercy grea…
among them ſtill might dwell
verse 19 Bleſt be the LORD, who dayly
with benefites doth lode,
Even he of our ſalvation dear
who is the mighty GOD.
verse 20 He of ſalvation is the God,
that is our God moſt ſtrong;
And unto God the LORD from death
the iſſues do belong.
verse 21 But God his enmies head wil woūd;
and hairie ſcalp alſo
Of ſuch a one, as doth ſtill on
in his treſpaſſes go.
verse 22 The LORD ſaid, I will bring again
from Baſhan hill moſt hie,
will againe my people bring
from the deepths of the ſea.
verse 23 That thy foot may be dipped in
the blood of all thy foes,
And the tongue alſo of thy dogs
in the ſame blood of thoſe.
verse 24 They have thy goings wonderfull
O God ſeene moſt clearly,
The goings of my God my King
ev'n in the Sanctuary.
verse 25 The ſingers firſt, the players
on inſtruments did go,
Among them all the … …ong
with timbre ….
verse 26 Bleſſe in the congregations great
God who doth all excell,
Ev'n the Lord from the fountaine of
his people Iſrael.
verse 27 There's little Benjamin their Lor…
their Princes counſell be
Of Judah and of Zebulon,
Princes of Naphtali.
verse 28 Thy God almighty hath thy ſtreng…
commanded as he thought,
O God, that ſtrēgthen which thou …
in mercy for us wrought.
verse 29 Becauſe of thy faire Temple at
Jeruſalems citie
The greateſt Kings of al the earth
ſhall preſents bring to the.
verse 30 Rebuke thou now the companie
of ſpear-men great and ſmall
The multitude of Bulls alſo
with calves of people all.
Till every one ſubmit himſelf
with ſilver neere or farre;
Now ſcatter thou the people all
that do delight in warre.
verse 31 Great Princes ſhall moſt willingly
come out of Egypt lands,
And Ethiopia unto GOD
ſhall ſoon ſtretch out her hands.
verse 32 Sing unto God ye kingdomes of
the earth with one accord,
O ſing with heart and als with voice
due praiſes to the LORD.
verse 33 To him y• on the heav'ns of heav'ns
which were of old doth ride,
Lo, he ſends out his voice, a voice
moſt mighty to abide.
verse 34 Aſcribe ye ſtrength now unto God.
his great excellencie
Is over Iſra'l, and his ſtrength
is in the clouds moſt hie.
verse 35 O GOD, thou from thy holy pl…
art terrible to ſee,
Great Iſra'ls God gives power & ſtre…
let God ſtill bleſſed be.