Psalm LXVIII

Let God arise, and scattered
Let all his [daring] enemies be;
And let all those that do him hate,
From his just [face and] presence flee.

Drive them away as smoak is driven,
As wax melts at the [burning] fire,
Let wicked men before God's face
So perish by his [righteous] ire.

But let the righteous all be glad,
[Greatly] rejoycing in God's sight;
Let them addict themselves to joy,
And this [express] with all their might.

Sing unto God, his praises sing,
Extol him with your [chearful] voice,
That rides on Heav'n: By his name JAH,
Before his [gracious] face rejoyce.

A father of the fatherless,
And judge of [helpless] widows case
Is God, whom we adore and praise,
Even in his holy [dwelling] place.

The barren, God in families
Doth set: I, he from [iron] bands
The bound sets free; while Rebels dwell
[In want] in dry and barren lands.

O God of old when thou went'st forth
Before thy [ransom'd] peoples face,
And through the barren wilderness
[Thou] didst [as] their Conductor pass.

At God's presence the earth did shake,
From heav'n the [dropping] showers fell;
Sinai was at God's presence mov'd.
[Before] the God of Israel.

O God, thou healed'st the desart's drought,
Sending [to it] a plenteous rain,
Whereby thy weary heritage
Thou didst confirm [and own] again.

Thy Congregation then did make
Their [setled] habitation there,
And of thy goodness for the poor,
O God, thou didst [relief] prepare

The publick word of joy to us
Was given out by [thee, O] God;
Great was the company of them
That [quickly] publisht it abroad.

Kings of great armies terrify'd,
Were forc'd [apare] to flee away;
And she that tarryed at home
Did [share and] distribute the prey.

Though you have lien among the pots,
Like [beauteous] doves you shall appear,
Whose wings with silver and with gold
Their [yellow] feathers cover'd are.

When the Almighty scatter'd Kings,
As Salmon snow 'twas [over] white.

The hill of God's as Bashan hill,
As Bashan hill [it is] for height.

Why leap ye you high hills? This is
The [holy] mount chosen by God,
Where he delights to dwell; on which
He'll [ever] settle his abode.

God's Chariots twenty thousand are,
His Angels [many] thousands be;
Among them as in Sinai mount,
So in his [holy] Temple's he.

Thou hast triumphing gloriously.
Ascended up [to dwell] on high,
And conquering in triumph led
Captive [even our] Captivity.
Thou hast received gifts in Man,
[And that] for them that did rebel;
That as their reconciled God
Among them thou [in love] might'st dwell.

Blest be the Lord, who with his gifts
Of mercy doth us [daily] load;
Even he who ever was and is
Of our defence [and help] the God.

Our God is he that is the God
Of all [health and] salvation;
The issues and defence from death
Belong to [none but] him alone.

But God shall surely wound the head
Of all his [harden'd] enemies,
Their hairy scalp, who shall go on
In their [belov'd] iniquities.

God said, I'le bring them back, as I
From Bashan did [for them] before;
And as from the depths of the sea
I brought them safely to the shore.

That thy feet may be dipt in blood
Of these thy [stain and] bleeding foes;
And even thy dogs may dip their tongue
In blood which from the [wounded] flows.

Thy goings they have seen, O God,
In all thy [glorious] majesty;
The goings of my God and King
In his [sublime] Sanctuary.

First went the fingers; next to them
Musicians [follow'd] in array;
Among them all the damsels were
That do on [sounding] Timbrels play.

Bless God in your Assemblies all,
Unto him [joyful] praises sing,
All you that of the blessed race
From Israel's [ancient] fountain spring.

Benjamin and his Ruler's there,
And Juda's [Ruling] Companies;
And with his Princes Zebulon:
And with them [also] Naphtali's.

Thy God commands thy strength; O God,
Confirm what thou [for us] hast wrought.

For thy house at Jerusalem,
King's Presents shall [to thee] be brought

Spear-men and people rude rebuke,
Till all [of them] submissive are,
And tribute pay: scatter thou them
That do delight in [strife and] war.

Princes shall then submit to thee,
And [hither] come from Egypt lands,
And Ethiopia to God
Shall soon stretch out her [subject] hands.

Sing unto God adoring praise,
[O] all [ye] people of the earth
Sing praises to the Lord our God
With reverence and [holy] mirth.

To him that on the heaven of heavens,
[Which was] of old, doth ride, rejoyce:
His voice he sendeth all abroad,
It is a mighty [dreadful] voice.

Ascribe ye power unto God,
Who reigns [on high] o're Israel;
And his great strength and excellence
Doth in the heav'ns [in glory] dwell.

Dreadful out of his holy place
Is [Israel's] God, who doth afford
Unto his people strength and pow'r;
Blessed [therefore] be God our Lord.