Psalm 68

LEt God omnipotent arise,
His scattered foes to chace:
And let his hatefull enemies,
Flee from his angry face.
As driven smoke drive them away,
As fire makes wax to fry;
So in Gods presence perish they
That work iniquitie.
But let the just be glad with joy,
Before Jehovahs face:
Let them rejoyce exceedingly,
And sing unto his grace.
Sing praise to God with cheerfull voice,
Extoll'd by JAH his Name;
And in his presence much rejoice,
That rides on heavens frame.
A father of the fatherless,
A Judge of widows case,
Is God in place of holiness,
From that his dwelling place.
He sets th'alone in families,
And bringeth out the bound;
But lets rebellious enemies,
Inhabit barren ground.

2. Part.
WHen thou to be thy peoples guide,
O God did'st undertake:
And marchedst through the desarts wide,
Affrighted earth did quake.
Then also did the heavens drop,
'Cause Israels God was there:
Yea at thy presence Sinai's top
Did move and quake for fear.
Thou Lord did'st send a gracious rain,
Thine heritage thereby
Was strength'ned and confirm'd again,
When it was faint and dry.
Thy Congregation dwelt therein,
O God thou art the doer:
Thou of thy goodness brought'st us in
Provision for the poor.
God gave the word of victorie,
Immediately there came
Innumerable companie
That published the same.
Stout Kings of potent Armies fled,
For they were put to foil:
And shee at home that tarried,
Helpt to divide the spoil.
Tho ye have lien among the pots,
Ye shall be like a Dove:
With checkquerd wings of silver spots,
And yellow gold above.
When God almighty scattered here
Proud Kings, that came to kill's:
Victorious Israel shin'd as cleer
As snow on Salmon hills.

3. Part.
THe hill wherein Jehovah dwells,
As Bashan hill we count:
A loftie hill, that parallels
The height of Bashan mount.
Why leap yee, yee aspiring hills?
This is that famous hill:
Wherein the Lord precisely wills.
To have his dwelling still.
Yea here to dwell for evermore.
Gods Chariots are not small,
But thousands, yea a thousand score
Of pow'rs Angelicall.
The Lord's with them, as formerly,
In Sinai's holy ground:
Thou hast ascended up on high,
And led captiv'tie bound.
Thou hast received gifts for men,
Yea those men that rebell:
That God the Lord might also then
Among the Gentiles dwell.
Blessed the God that every day
With ben'fits doth us load:
Even our salvations God, I say,
Who hath them so bestow'd.
He is the God of saving health,
Even God on whom wee call:
And unto God the Lord himself
Belong deaths issues all.
But God shall wound his en'mies head,
Their hairy scalp and skin;
That having lewdly trespassed,
Dare still persist therein.
I will bring back, the Lord did say,
From Bashan come shall these:
My people I will bring away
From bottoms of the Seas.
That thou mai'st dip thy foot in bloud,
Of adversaries slain:
And where thy slaughter'd en'mies stood,
Thy dogs their tongues may stain.

4. Part.
THy goings in thy Sanctuary,
Thy goings Lord my King,
The people saw apparently:
Before went those that sing:
The skilfull play'rs on instrument,
Close following at their feet:
Amidst them there the damsells went,
That tun'd the timbrels sweet.
In great resorts Gods praise ascribe,
The Lord from Israels spring:
There's Benjamin that little tribe,
Together with their King.
There's Judahs Princes generally,
And Counsellors of theirs:
From Zebulon and Nepthali,
Each famous Prince appears.
They God by his supream command,
Thy strength hath founded thus:
Strengthen O God with thy good hand,
What thou hast wrought for us.

5. Part.
THy Temple at Jerusalem,
Shall forein Kings allure:
To come and bring their gifts with them,
Thy favour to procure.
Rebuke the spear-mens company,
And that unruly crue
Of Bulls and calves, till generally
They pay their tributes due.
Till each man silver-plate presents,
Disperse and scatter farre
All these tumultuous male contents,
That take delight in warre.
Aethiop to God shall stretch her hands,
And Aegypt send her King:
Sing praise to God, ye forein lands,
To great Jehovah sing.
That rides upon the highest sphere,
Of heavens fram'd of old:
And sendeth out his thunders there,
A mighty voice, behold.
Ascribe to God omnipotence,
His strength in clouds in shown:
O're Isr'el is his excellence,
Lord thou'rt a dreadfull one;
The same thy Sanctuary shows:
Yea Israels God's the same;
That strength and pow'r on his bestows,
And blessed be his Name.