Psalm 68:1-35 Book# 2 of Psalms

A Psalm or Song of David, to the chief Musician.

Psalm 68:1-35            Book# 2 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

Let God [rise up,] & let His enemies be scattered. Also, let [those who] hate Him, also flee before Him.

[Numbers 10:34-35 And the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. And it [happened,] when the Ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, & let Your enemies be scattered. And let [those, who] hate You, flee before You.]

[Like] smoke is driven away, [also] drive them away. [Like] wax [melts, in front of] the fire, [also] let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. [Psalm 97:4-7 His [lightning] enlightened, [a.k.a. gave light,] to the world. The earth saw, & trembled. At the presence of the Lord, the Lord of the whole earth, the hills melted like wax. The heavens declare His righteousness, & all the people see His glory. All [those, who] serve [carved] images, & boast themselves of idols, [are confused.] All you gods, worship [the Lord God.]

[Yes,] let them rejoice exceedingly. Sing to God. Sing praises to His Name. [Enthusiastically praise] Him, [Who rides] upon the heavens, by His Name, JAH, & rejoice before Him.

God is a Father of the fatherless, & a judge of the widows, & is in His holy habitation. God [puts] [those who are] [alone, into] families.  [Isaiah 1:23-24 Your princes are rebellious, & companions of thieves. Everyone [loves] gifts, & [follows] after rewards, [a.k.a. bribes.] They [don't] judge the fatherless, & neither [does] the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, [says,] Ah, I will ease [Myself] of [My] adversaries, & avenge [Myself] of [My] enemies.]

He [brings] out those [who] are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. [Isaiah 42:6-8 I, the Lord, have called You in Righteousness, & will hold Your hand, & keep You, & give You for a Covenant, [a.k.a. Contract, for] the people, & for a Light [for] the Gentiles; *To open the eyes [of] the blind, & to bring out the prisoners from the prison, & [those who] sit in darkness, out of the prison house. I Am the Lord, & that is My Name. And I will not give My glory to another, & neither will I give My praise to [carved] images.]

O God, when You [marched] through the wilderness, You [went out in front of] Your people. Selah. [Exodus 13:20-22 And they took their journey from Succoth, & [camped] in Etham, [at] the edge of the wilderness. And the Lord went [out] [in front of] them, to lead them [on] the way; by a pillar of fire [at] night, to give them light, to go by day, & night. He [didn't take] away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire [at] night, from [in front of] the people.]

The earth shook, & also the heavens dropped [rain] at [God's] presence. Even Sinai, itself, was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. You, O God, [sent] plentiful rain, [with which] You [confirmed] Your inheritance, when it was weary. [Leviticus 26:1-4 You shall [not] make [yourselves any] idols, nor [carved images,] neither shall you rear up [for] [yourself] a standing image.

Neither shall you [put] up any image of stone in Your land, to bow down to it. For I Am the Lord your God. You shall keep My Sabbaths, & [respect] My sanctuary. I Am the Lord.

If you walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in My [mandates,] & keep My commandments, & do them, then, I will give you rain in [the appropriate] season, & the land shall yield [its increased] [produce,] & the trees of the field shall [produce its] fruit.]

Your congregation has [lived in there.] O God, You [have] prepared [from] Your goodness, for the poor. [Deuteronomy 15:6-8 For the Lord your God [blesses] you, [like] He promised you. And you [shall] lend to many nations, but you [shall] not borrow. And you [shall rule] over many nations, but they shall not [rule] over you. If there [is] a poor man among you, of one of your brethren, within any of your gates, [a.k.a. towns,] in your land which the Lord your God [gives] you, you [shall] not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother. But you [shall] open your hand wide to him, & [shall] surely lend him sufficient [of] what he [wants] for his [needs.]

The Lord gave the Word; & [large] was the company of those [who declared] it.  [1 John 1:1-3 That Which was from the beginning, Which we have heard, [Whom] we have seen with our [own] eyes, [Whom] we have looked upon, & our hands handled, [a.k.a. touched:] the Word of Life. (For the Life was [made visible,] & we have seen it, & bear witness, & [declare] to you that Eternal Life, [Who] was with the Father, & was [made apparent] to us.)

That [Whom] we have seen, & heard, we declare to you, [so] that you may also have fellowship with us. And truly our fellowship is with the Father, & with His Son, Jesus Christ.]

Kings of armies did flee [quickly,] & she [who waited] at home, divided the [plunder.] [Although] you have [laid down] among the [cinders with the] pots, [still] you shall be [like] the wings of a dove covered with silver, & her feathers with yellow gold.

When the Almighty scattered [the] kings in it. It was white [like] snow in Salmon, [a.k.a. Mount Zalmon.] [Joshua 10:8-11 And the Lord said to Joshua, [Don't] fear them. For I have delivered them into your hand. Not a man of them shall stand [in front of] you there. Therefore, Joshua went up from Gilgal all night, & came to them suddenly.

And the Lord [defeated] them [in front of] Israel, & [killed] them with a [large] slaughter at Gibeon, & chased them along the [road] that [goes] up to Beth Horon, & [struck them down, all the way] to: Azekah & Makkedah.

And it [happened,] as they fled [in front of] Israel, & were going down to Beth Horon, the Lord cast down [large] [hail] stones from heaven upon them, [all the way to] Azekah, & they died. And they were more [who] died with hailstones, than [those] whom the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [struck down] with the sword.]

The hill, [a.k.a. mountain,] of God is [like Mount] Bashan. [Mount] Bashan is [a] high [mountain.] Why [do] you leap high [mountains?] This is the [mountain] [in] which God [desires] to [live] in. [Yes,] the Lord will [live] in it forever. God [has] 20,000 chariots, & even 1,000’s of Angels. [2 Kings 6:13-23 And [Syria's king] said, Go, & spy where [Elisha] is, so] that I may send, & [get] him. And it was told [to Syria's king, Look. Elisha] is in Dothan. Therefore, [Syria's king] sent horses, chariots, & a [large army there.] And they came [at] night, & [surrounded around] the city. And when the servant of [Elisha, a.k.a. The man of God, had] risen early, & [had] gone out, [saw] an [army] with both: horses, & chariots [surrounded] the city. And [Elisha's] servant said to Him, Alas, my master! [What] shall we do? And [Elisha] answered, [Don't] fear, for [those, who are] with us, are more than, [those, who are] with them. And Elisha prayed, & said, Lord, I pray You, open his eyes, [so] that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; & he saw. And, behold, the mountain was full of horses & chariots of fire, [all around] Elisha. And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, & said, I pray You, [strike] this people, with blindness. And [the Lord God struck] them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. And Elisha said to [Syria's army,] This isn't the way, & neither is this the city. Follow me, & I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But [Elisha] led them to Samaria. And it [happened,] when they [came] into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, [so] that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, & they saw. And behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. And [Israel's] king said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I [kill] them? And [Elisha] answered, You [shall] not [kill] them. [Would] you [kill] with your sword, & with your  bow, those whom you [have] taken captive? [Put] bread & water [in front of] them, [so] that they may eat & drink, & go to their master. And [Elisha] prepared great [provisions] for them. And when they had eaten, & drunk, [Elisha] sent them away, & they went to their master. So the [Syrian troops] no [longer] came into the land of Israel.]

The Lord is among them, [like] in Sinai, in the Holy Place. [Deuteronomy 33:2 And [Moses] said, The Lord came from Sinai, & rose up from Seir to them. He shined forth from Mount Paran, & He came with 10,000's of saints. From His right hand went a fiery Law for them.]

*You [have] ascended on high. You [have] led [those, who were] captive, [out from their] captivity. [Ephesians 4:7-8 But according to the measure of the gift of Christ, grace is given to everyone of us. [For this reason,] He [says,] When He ascended up on high, He led [those who were] captive, [from] captivity, & gave gifts to men.]

You [have] received gifts for men. [Yes,] for the rebellious also, [so] that the Lord God might [also] dwell among them. [John 3:13-16 And no man [has] ascended up to heaven, but He, [Who] came down from heaven, even the Son of Man, [Who] is in heaven. And [like] Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, the Son of Man must be lifted up. That [whoever believes] in Him should not perish, but have Eternal Life.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that [whoever believes] in Him, should not perish, but have Everlasting Life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.]

Blessed [is] the Lord, Who daily [loads] us with benefits, even the God of our Salvation. Selah. And He, [Who] is our God, is the God of Salvation. And to [those, who] [escape] from death, belong to the Lord God.

[Revelation 22:12-15 And [watch,] I come quickly, & My reward is with Me, & shall be to give to every man according as his work, [a.k.a. deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs, sorcerers, [sexual traffickers,] murderers, idolaters, & [whoever] [loves & makes] [up] [lies.]

But God shall wound the head of His enemies, & the hairy scalp of [someone] such [as this, who] [continues] on in his [sins.] [Deuteronomy 32:39-40 See now, that I, even I, Am He, & there is no god with Me. I kill, & I make alive. I wound, & I heal. Neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to heaven, & say, I live forever.]

The Lord said, I will bring from Bashan again, I will bring My people again from the depths of the sea. [Exodus 14:21-22 And Moses stretched out his hand over the [Red] Sea, & the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong East wind all that night, & made the sea dry land, & the waters were divided.

And the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground, & the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, & on their left.]

[So,] that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, & the tongue of your dogs [are dipped] in the same. [1 Kings 21:18-19 Arise, & go down to meet Ahab, [Israel's] king, [who] is in Samaria. [Look,] he is in the vineyard of Naboth, [where] he has gone down to possess it.

And you [shall say] to him, saying, The Lord [says this, Have] you killed, & also taken possession? And you [shall say] to him, saying, The Lord [says this,] In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.]

They have seen Your goings, O God, even the goings of my God, & my King, in the sanctuary. The singers went before, the players [of] instruments followed after. Among them were the [young ladies] playing with [tambourines.]              [1 Chronicles 15:27-28 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, & also had upon him a linen ephod.

And [also] all the Levites, [who carried] the Ark, & the singers, & Chenaniah, the [music director,] & all the singers. [Like this,] all Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord with shouting, & with [the] sound of: [cornets,] trumpets, & with cymbals, making a noise with [lyres] & harps.]

You, bless God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the Fountain of Israel. [Revelation 21:6 And He said to me, It is done. I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End. I will give to him, who is [thirsty, from] the Fountain of the Water of Life freely.]

There is [small] Benjamin with [its] ruler, the princes of Judah, & their council, the princes of Zebulun, & the princes of Naphtali. [1 Samuel 9:21 And Saul answered & said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family, the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? [Then, why do] you [speak] so to me?]

Your God [has] commanded your strength. O God, strengthen [what] You [have fashioned] for us. Because of Your temple [in] Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to You.

[1 Kings 10:10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, [a] very [large amount] of spices, & precious stones. There [never] came [again] such abundance of spices as these, which the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.]

[Chastise] the company of [archers,] the multitude of bulls, with calves [from] the people, [until] everyone [submits] himself with pieces of silver. You scatter the people [who] delight in [the bloodshed of] war.

[Isaiah 1:11-16 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me? [says] the Lord. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, & the fat of fed [animals,] & I [don't] delight in the blood of [bulls,] lambs, or [male] goats.

Who [has] required this at your [hands,] when you come to appear before Me, to [trample] My [courtyards?] No [longer] bring [worthless offerings.] Incense is [detestable] to Me. The calling of the assemblies [for] the: New Moons, & Sabbaths, I can't [endure.] It is [sinful,] even the solemn [meetings.]

My soul [hates] your: New Moons, & your feasts. They are [troublesome] to Me. I am [tired of putting up with] them. And when you spread [out] your hands, I will hide [My] eyes from you. [Yes,] when you make many prayers, I won't hear. Your hands are full of [bloodshed.] Wash [yourselves,] & make [yourself] clean. Put away the evil of your [actions,] from [in front of My] eyes; & [stop doing] [what is:] evil.]

Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God. [Isaiah 19:22-25 And the Lord shall [strike] Egypt ;& He shall [strike] & heal it. And they shall even return to the Lord, & He shall be [petitioned on their behalf for] them, & shall heal them.

[On] that day, there shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria. And the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, & the Egyptian into Assyria. And the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

[On] that day, Israel shall be the 3rd with Egypt, & with Assyria, even a blessing in the [middle] of the land. Whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt, My people, & Assyria, the work of My Hands, & Israel [My] inheritance.]

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. O sing praises to the Lord. Selah. To Him, [Who rides] upon the [heaven] of heavens, [Who existed] of old, [look,] He [sends] out His voice, & [that's] a mighty voice.

[Revelation 3:20-21 [Look,] I stand at the door, & knock. If any man [hears] My voice & [opens] the door, I will come into him, & will [dine] with him, & he with Me. I will grant to him [who overcomes,] to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father [on] His throne.]

You [attribute] strength to God. His [excellence] is over Israel, & His strength is in the clouds. O God, You [are terribly awesome, from] Your Holy Places. He is the God of Israel, [Who gives] strength, & power to His people. Blessed [is] God.