Psalm 68

LEt God arise, and let his foes
be scatter'd in their flight,
And let them all that him do hate,
fly from before his sight.
Like smoak, so drive thou them away,
as wax melts by the fire,
Let wicked men before his face,
so perish in his ire.

But let the righteous men be glad,
and in Gods sight rejoice,
Exceedingly let them be glad
in him with chearful voice.
Praise God that on the heavens rides,
sing praises to his name;
By his name JAH advance him, and
rejoice before the same.

To such as are left fatherlesse,
he is a father kinde,
The widows in his holy place
him a just Judge shall finde.
The barren, God in families
doth place, and he from bands
Sets free the bound, while rebels dwell
in dry and thirsty lands.

When thou before the people went'st,
redeem'd from great distresse,
Marching before them as their guide,
through the great wildernesse,
Then did thy presence shake the earth,
the drops from Heaven fell,
Sinai did shake before the Lord,
the God of Israel.

Thou didst upon thine heritage
pour out a plenteous rain,
O God, whereby when it was faint
it was refresht again.
Thy Congregation dwelt, O Lord,
in Canaan land, whereby
Thou of thy goodnesse for the poor
preparest plenteously.

The Second Part.

By thy great works thou matter gav'st
of publique joy, O God,
Great multitude of women it
did publish all abroad.
The Kings of armies of our foes
fled in great haste away,
And she that still abode at home,
did part and share the prey.

And though ye lay among the pots,
like doves ye shall appear,
Whose wings with silver, and with gold
her feathers covered were.
When the Almighty by his pow'r
great Kings did overthrow,
Then was it like to Salmon hill,
when it was white with snow.

Like unto fruitful Bashan, so
is Zion Gods own hill,
Above the height of Bashan hill
advanced by his will.
Why leap ye you high hills? this is
the hill chosen by God,
To dwell in, God for ever there
will settle his abode.

Gods chariots twenty thousand are,
his Angels thousands be,
Amongst them, as in Sinai mount,
in's holy place is he.
When thou ascendest up on high
triumphing gloriously,
A multitude of captives thou
leadst in captivity.

Thou then bestowedst gifts on men,
even such as did rebel,
That by thine Ordinances thou
in midst of them might'st dwell.
All praises be unto our God,
we daily loaden be,
With his great benefits, alone
our Saviour is he.

Our God is he that is the God
of all salvation,
The issues out of death belong
to God the Lord alone.
But God shall deadly wound the head
of all his enemies,
The hairy scalp of all that walk
still in iniquities.

The Third part.

God said, I'le bring them back as I
from Bashan did before,
And as my people through the seas,
I once brought safe to shore.
That thou maist dip thy feet in bloud
of thy slain enemies,
And that thy dogs may lick it up,
where spilt on ground it lies.

Thy goings they have seen, O God,
in glorious majesty,
The goings of my God, my King,
in his own sanctuary.
First, went the singers, next came they
on instruments that play,
The damsels too their tabrets beat,
in midst of that array.

Blesse God in your assemblies all,
unto him praises sing,
All ye that from the fountain doe
of blessed Jacob spring.
Young Benjamin's there with his Prince,
with Judahs companies,
And Princes, with them Zebuluns
Princes, and Naptalies.

Thy Word and thy Commandement
this strength to us hath brought,
Then, Lord, we pray thee strengthen what
thy self for us hath wrought.
Ev'n for thy Temples sake, which thou
hast at Jerusalem
Set up, to thee shall Princes come,
and presents bring with them.

Rebuke the Archers company,
wanton calves, bulls of might,
Till they pay tribute, scatter those
that do in wars delight.
Then shall the Lords of Egypt come,
and presents with them bring,
Arabians shall stretch out their hands
unto their God and King.

Sing ye aloud unto the Lord,
ye Kingdomes of the earth,
Sing ye unto the Lord our God
praises with joy and mirth,
Who on the highest Heavens rides,
which of old framed were,
From whence he sends a mighty voice,
a dreadful voice to hear.

Ascribe ye strength unto the Lord,
his excellency he
On Israel shews, and in the clouds
his strength he makes us see.
Dreadful out of his holy place,
and Israels God is he,
Who gives his people strength and power,
God therefore blessed be.