Psalm 68
Chant Psalter
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EXURGAT DEUS.
1 Let God arise, and let his | ene•mies be | scattered ||
let them | 3 also that | hate him | flee be•fore him. ||
2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou | drive • them a- | way ||
and like as wax melteth at the fire, * so let the ungodly | perish • at the | 3 presence of | God. ||
3 But let the righteous be glad and re- | joice be•fore | God ||
let them | 3 also be | merry • and | joyful. ||
4 O sing unto God, and sing | praises • unto his | Name ||
magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; * praise him in his Name | JAH, • and re- | joice be- | fore him. ||
5 He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth the | cause • of the | widows ||
even | God • in his | holy • habi- | tation. ||
6 He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, * and bringeth the prisoners | 3 out of cap- | tivi•ty ||
but letteth the | runa•gates con- | 3 tinue in | scarceness. ||
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before the people, * when thou | wentest • through the | wilder•ness; ||
8 The earth shook, and the heavens | dropped • at the | 3 presence of | God; ||
§ even as Sinai | 3 also was | moved ||
at the presence of | God, who • is the | God of | Isra•el. ||
9 Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon | thine in- | heri•tance ||
and re- | freshedst • it | 3 when it was | weary. ||
10 Thy congre- | gation • shall | dwell there•in ||
for thou, O God, hast of thy | 3 goodness pre- | pared • for the | poor. ||
11 The 3 Lord | gave the | word ||
3 great | was the | company • of the | preachers. ||
12 Kings with their armies did | flee, and • were dis- | comfit•ed ||
and they of the | 3 household di- | 3 vided the | spoil. ||
13 Though ye have | lien a•mong the | pots, ||
yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove, * that is covered with silver | wings, • and her | feathers • like | gold. ||
14 When the Almighty scattered | kings for • their | sake ||
then were they as | white as | snow in | Salmon. ||
15 As the hill of Basan, | so is | God's hill ||
even an | high hill, • as the | hill of | Basan. ||
16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills? * this is God's hill, in the which it | pleaseth • him to | dwell ||
yea, the | Lord • will a- | bide in • it for | ever. ||
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even | 3 thousands of | angels ||
and the Lord is among them, as in the | holy | place of | Sinai. ||
18 Thou art gone up on high, * thou hast led captivity captive, and received | gifts for | men ||
yea, even for thine enemies, that the | Lord | God might | dwell a•mong them. ||
19 Praised be the Lord daily! * even the God who helpeth us, and | 3 poureth his | benefits up•on us. ||
20 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation; * God is the | Lord, by | whom we es•cape | death. ||
21 God shall wound the | 3 head of his | ene•mies ||
and the hairy scalp of such a one as | 3 goeth on | still • in his | wicked•ness. ||
22 The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I | did from | Basan ||
mine own will I bring again, as I did | sometime • from the | deep • of the | sea. ||
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the | 3 blood of thine | ene•mies ||
and that the tongue of thy | dogs • may be | red • through the | same. ||
24 It is well seen, O | God, • how thou | goest ||
how thou, my God and | King, | goest • in the | sanc•tuary. ||
25 The singers go before, the | minstrels • follow | after ||
in the midst are the | damsels | playing • with the | timbrels. ||
§ 26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto | God the | Lord ||
in the congre- | gations, • from the | 3 ground of the | heart. ||
27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of | 3 Judah their | counsel ||
the princes of Za- | bulon, • and the | 3 princes of | Nephtha•li. ||
28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee; * stablish the thing, O | God, that • thou hast | wrought • in us, ||
29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem, * | so shall | kings bring | presents • unto thee. ||
30 When the company of the spearmen and | multi•tude of the | mighty ||
are scattered a- | broad a•mong the | beasts • of the | people, ||
so that they humbly bring | 3 pieces of | silver ||
and when he hath scattered the | people • that de- | light in | war; ||
31 Then shall the princes 3 come | out of | Egypt ||
the Morians' land shall soon 3 stretch | out her | hands • unto | God. ||
32 Sing unto God, O ye | kingdoms • of the | earth ||
O sing | praises | 3 unto the | Lord; ||
33 Who sitteth in the heavens over | all • from the be- | ginning ||
lo, he doth send out his voice, | yea, and | that a | mighty • voice. ||
34 Ascribe ye the power to | God • over | Isra•el ||
his | 3 worship and | strength is • in the | clouds. ||
35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy | holy | places ||
even the God of Israel, * he will give strength and power unto his | people; | blessed • be | God. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
