Psalm 68

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Parallel English Hebrew

	Translation	Transliteration
1.	For the choir director. A worship melody of David: a song.	lamnatstsêach l^edâwid miz^emôwr shîyr
2.	Let Elohim arise, and his enemies will be scattered: those who hate him will flee before his face.	yâqûm ’^elôhîym yaphûtsû ’ôwy^ebâyw w^eyânûçû m^esan^e’âyw mippânâyw
3.	As smoke is driven they will be driven away, as wax melts before the face of fire - the wicked will perish before the face of Elohim.	k^ehin^edôph ‘âshân tin^edôph k^ehimmêç dôwnag mipp^enêy-’êsh yô’b^edû r^eshâ‘îym mipp^enêy ’^elôhîym
4.	But glad will be the righteous: they will delight in the face of Elohim, they will rejoice with gladness.	w^etsaddîyqîym yism^echû ya‘al^etsû liph^enêy ’^elôhîym w^eyâsîysû b^esim^echâh
5.	Sing to Elohim! Make music of praise to his name! Raise up a way for the Rider in the Plains by his name Yah! Be triumphant at his face!	shîyrû lê’lôhîym zamm^erû sh^emôw çôllû lârôkhêb bâ‘^arâbôwth b^eyâh sh^emôw w^e‘il^ezû l^ephânâyw
6.	Father of orphans and judge of widows is Elohim in the dwelling-place of his holiness.	’^abîy y^ethôwmîym w^edayyan ’al^emânôwth ’^elôhîym bim^e‘ôwn qâd^eshôw
7.	Elohim restores individuals into households, leads out prisoners into places of prosperity - but the rebellious ever dwell in a thirsty land.	’^elôhîym môwshîyb y^echîydîym bayithâh môwtsîy’ ’açîyrîym bakkôwshârôwth ’akh çôwr^erîym shâkh^enû ts^echîychâh
8.	Elohim! At your setting out in front of your people, at your marching in the wasteland - Çelah! -	’^elôhîym b^etsê’th^ekhâ liph^enêy ‘ammekhâ b^etsa‘d^ekhâ bîyshîymôwn çelâh
9.	the land quaked, the skies wept before the face of Elohim - even Sinai - before Elohim, God of Israel!	’erets râ‘âshâh ’aph-shâmayim nât^ephû mipp^enêy ’^elôhîym zeh çîynay mipp^enêy ’^elôhîym ’^elôhêy yisrâ’êl
10.	Gracious gifts you rain down, Elohim: surely you established your inheritance when she was exhausted.	geshem n^edâbôth tânîyph ’^elôhîym nach^alâth^ekhâ w^enil^e’âh ’attâh kôwnan^ethâh
11.	Your community settled there, you made the needy strong with your happiness, Elohim.	chayyâth^ekhâ yâsh^ebû-bâh tâkhîyn b^etôwbâth^ekhâ le‘ânîy ’^elôhîym
12.	Adonay offers the word - is there a great army to spread the news?	’^adônây yitten-’ômer ham^ebass^erôwth tsâbâ’ râb
13.	Kings of armies flee in haste while pretty girls at home divide the plunder.	mal^ekhêy ts^ebâ’ôwth yiddôdûn yiddôdûn ûn^ewath-bayith t^echallêq shâlâl
14.	Even as you lie in your encampments, the wings of a dove are covered with silver and her plumage with pale gold.	’im-tishk^ebûn bêyn sh^ephattâyim kan^ephêy yôwnâh nech^epâh bakkeçeph w^e’eb^erôwtheyha bîyraq^eraq chârûts
15.	Shadday scatters kings as snowfall on Tsalmon.	b^ephârês shadday m^elâkhîym bâh tash^elêg b^etsal^emôwn
16.	Mountain of Elohim, mountain of Bashan, many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan.	har-’^elôhîym har-bâshân har gab^enunnîym har-bâshân
17.	Why look askance, you mountain ridges at the mountain in which Elohim delights to take his rest? Surely Yahweh will abide there forever!	lâmmâh t^eratsts^edûn hârîym gab^enunnîym hâhâr châmad ’^elôhîym l^eshib^etôw ’aph-YHVH yish^ekôn lânâtsach
18.	The chariotry of Elohim is twice ten thousand, thousand after thousand, Adonay is amongst them like Sinai in sacredness.	rekeb ’^elôhîym ribbôthayim ’al^ephêy shin^e’ân ’^adônây bâm çîynay baqqôdesh
19.	You climbed to the heights - you took captivity captive, you took gifts among mankind, yes, even the rebellious - Yah Elohim abides there.	‘âlîythâ lammârôwm shâbîythâ shebîy lâqach^etâ mattânôwth bâ’âdâm w^e’aph çôwr^erîym lish^ekôn yâh ’^elôhîym
20.	Blessed be Adonay - day after day he carries burdens for us - the God of our deliverance - Çelah!	bârûkh ’^adônây yôwm yôwm ya‘^amâç-lânû hâ’êl y^eshû‘âthênû çelâh
21.	El is for us, El of liberating deeds, and to Yahweh Adonay belong the frontiers of death.	hâ’êl lânû ’êl l^emôwshâ‘ôwth w^elêYHVH ’^adônây lammâweth tôwtsâ’ôwth
22.	Surely Elohim will shatter the head of his adversary, the hairy crown of the one carrying on in his guilt.	’akh-’^elôhîym yim^echats rô’sh ’ôy^ebâyw qâd^eqôd sê‘âr mith^ehallêkh ba’^ashâmâyw
23.	Adonay said, “I will return from Bashan, I will return even from the deeps of the sea	’âmar ’^adônây mibbâshân ’âshîyb ’âshîyb mimm^etsulôwth yâm
24.	in order that you may stamp your feet in his blood, so that your dog's tongues have their share of your enemies.”	l^ema‘an tim^echats ragl^ekhâ b^edâm l^eshôwn k^elâbeykhâ mê’ôy^ebîym minnachû
25.	They watch your procession, Elohim, the procession of my El, my king, into the holy place.	râ’û h^alîykhôwtheykhâ ’^elôhîym h^alîykhôwth ’êlîy mal^ekîy baqqôdesh
26.	First are the singers, last the musicians, between come young women with tambourines,	qidd^emû shârîym ’achar nôg^enîym b^ethôwkh ‘^alâmôwth tôwphêphôwth
27.	in their congregations blessing Elohim, Adonay, from whose well is Israel.	b^emaq^ehêlôwth bâr^ekhû ’^elôhîym ’^adônây mimm^eqôwr yisrâ’êl
28.	There is Binyamin, small but in the lead, chieftains of Yehudah throng after them, chieftains of Zebulun, chieftains of Naphtali.	shâm binyâmin tsâ‘îyr rôdêm sârêy y^ehûdâh rigmâthâm sârêy z^ebulûn sârêy naphtâlîy
29.	Your God commands your strength: so be mighty, Elohim, this you have done for us in the past!	tsiwwâh ’^elôheykhâ ‘uzzekhâ ‘ûzzâh ’^elôhîym zû pâ‘al^etâ lânû
30.	From your temple at Yerushalam, where kings bring tribute to you,	mêhêykhâlekhâ ‘al-y^erûshâlâm l^ekhâ yôwbîylû m^elâkhîym shây
31.	rebuke those who live in sticks - a company of the mighty like tribal calves, squatting down amongst pieces of silver. Scatter those people who delight in confrontation!	ge‘ar chayyath qâneh ‘^adath ’abbîyrîym b^e‘eg^elêy ‘ammîym mith^erappêç b^eratstsêy kâçeph bizzar ‘ammîym q^erâbôwth yech^epâtsû
32.	Representatives will come out of Egypt, Kush will lift eager hands to Elohim.	yâ’^ethâyû chash^emannîym minnîy mitsrâyim kûsh târîyts yâdâyw lê’lôhîym
33.	Kingdoms of the earth, sing to Elohim, make praise music to Adonay! - Çelah! -	maml^ekhôth hâ’ârets shîyrû lê’lôhîym zamm^erû ’^adônây çelâh
34.	to the Rider of the highest of the ancient skies. Hear! He speaks in his mighty voice of power!	lârôkhêb bish^emêy sh^emêy-qedem hên yittên b^eqôwlôw qôwl ‘ôz
35.	Ascribe might to Elohim: upon Israel is his majesty and his power among the clouds.	t^enû ‘ôz lê’lôhîym ‘al-yisrâ’êl ga’^awâthôw w^e‘uzzôw bashsh^echâqîym
36.	Elohim, you inspire awe from your holy place. El of Israel is he, giver of strength and solidity to the people. Blessed be Elohim!	nôwrâ’ ’^elôhîym mimmiq^edâsheykhâ ’êl yisrâ’êl hû’ nôthên ‘ôz w^etha‘^atsumôwth lâ‘âm bârûkh ’^elôhîym

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