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Psalm 68 Majority Standard Bible
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David: Canción. LEVÁNTESE Dios, sean esparcidos sus enemigos, y huyan de su presencia los que le aborrecen.
2 As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
2 Como es lanzado el humo, los lanzarás: como se derrite la cera delante del fuego, así perecerán los impíos delante de Dios.
3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
3 Mas los justos se alegrarán: gozarse han delante de Dios, y saltarán de alegría.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
4 Cantad á Dios, cantad salmos á su nombre: ensalzad al que sube sobre los cielos en JAH su nombre, y alegraos delante de él.
5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
5 Padre de huérfanos y defensor de viudas, es Dios en la morada de su santuario:
6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
6 El Dios que hace habitar en familia los solos; que saca á los aprisionados con grillos: mas los rebeldes habitan en sequedad.
7 O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
7 Oh Dios, cuando tú saliste delante de tu pueblo, cuando anduviste por el desierto, (Selah,)
8 the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
8 La tierra tembló; también destilaron los cielos á la presencia de Dios: aquel Sinaí [tembló] delante de Dios, del Dios de Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
9 Abundante lluvia esparciste, oh Dios, á tu heredad; y cuando se cansó, tú la recreaste.
10 Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
10 Los que son de tu grey han morado en ella: por tu bondad, oh Dios, has provisto al pobre.
11 The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
11 El Señor daba palabra: de las evangelizantes había grande ejército.
12 “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
12 Huyeron, huyeron reyes de ejércitos; y las que se quedaban en casa partían los despojos.
13 Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
13 Bien que fuisteis echados entre los tiestos, [seréis como] las alas de la paloma cubierta de plata, y sus plumas con amarillez de oro.
14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
14 Cuando esparció el Omnipotente los reyes en ella, emblanquecióse [ésta] como la nieve en Salmón.
15 A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
15 Monte de Dios es el monte de Basán; monte alto el de Basán.
16 Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
16 ¿Por qué os levantáis, oh montes altos? Este monte amó Dios para su asiento; ciertamente Jehová habitará [en él] para siempre.
17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
17 Los carros de Dios son veinte mil, [y más] millares de ángeles. El Señor entre ellos, [como] en Sinaí, [así] en el santuario.
18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
18 Subiste á lo alto, cautivaste la cautividad, tomaste dones para los hombres, y también [para] los rebeldes, para que habite [entre ellos] JAH Dios.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
19 Bendito el Señor; cada día nos colma [de beneficios] el Dios de nuestra salud. (Selah.)
20 Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
20 Dios, nuestro Dios ha de salvarnos; y de Dios Jehová es el librar de la muerte.
21 Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
21 Ciertamente Dios herirá la cabeza de sus enemigos, la cabelluda mollera del que camina en sus pecados.
22 The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,
22 El Señor dijo: De Basán haré volver, [te] haré volver de los profundos de la mar:
23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
23 Porque tu pie se enrojecerá de sangre de tus enemigos, y de ella la lengua de tus perros.
24 They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
24 Vieron tus caminos, oh Dios; los caminos de mi Dios, de mi Rey, en el santuario.
25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
25 Los cantores iban delante, los tañedores detrás; en medio, las doncellas con adufes.
26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
26 Bendecid á Dios en congregaciones: al Señor, [vosotros de] la estirpe de Israel.
27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
27 Allí estaba el joven Benjamín señoreador de ellos, los príncipes de Judá en su congregación, los príncipes de Zabulón, los príncipes de Nephtalí.
28 Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
28 Tu Dios ha ordenado tu fuerza; confirma, oh Dios, lo que has obrado en nosotros.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
29 Por razón de tu templo en Jerusalem los reyes te ofrecerán dones.
30 Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
30 Reprime la reunión de gentes armadas, la multitud de toros con los becerros de los pueblos, [hasta que todos] se sometan con [sus] piezas de plata: disipa los pueblos que se complacen en la guerra.
31 Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
31 Vendrán príncipes de Egipto; Etiopía apresurará sus manos á Dios.
32 Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah
32 Reinos de la tierra, cantad á Dios, cantad al Señor (Selah);
33 to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
33 Al que cabalga sobre los cielos de los cielos que son de antiguo: he aquí á su voz dará voz de fortaleza.
34 Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.
34 Atribuid fortaleza á Dios: sobre Israel es su magnificencia, y su poder está en los cielos.
35 O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
35 Terrible [eres], oh Dios, desde tus santuarios: el Dios de Israel, él da fortaleza y vigor á [su] pueblo. Bendito Dios.
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Numbers 10:35; Isaiah 51:9–10; Isaiah 42:13–14; Psalm 44:26; Psalm 89:10
- 2 Micah 1:4; Hosea 13:3; Psalm 37:20; Revelation 6:16–17; Isaiah 9:18
- 3 Psalm 64:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; Psalm 100:1–2; Revelation 18:20; Psalm 95:1–2
- 4 Deuteronomy 33:26; Isaiah 12:4–6; Psalm 66:4; Psalm 104:3; Psalm 68:33
- 5 Psalm 10:14; Jeremiah 49:11; Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 82:3–4; Psalm 146:9
- 6 Psalm 113:9; Psalm 69:33; Psalm 107:10; Isaiah 61:1; Psalm 107:14
- 7 Exodus 13:21; Judges 5:4; Judges 4:14; Habakkuk 3:12–13; Micah 2:13
- 8 Exodus 19:18; Exodus 19:16; Judges 5:4–5; Deuteronomy 5:23–25; Hebrews 12:26
- 9 Deuteronomy 11:14; Ezekiel 34:26; Psalm 65:9–13; Psalm 78:24–27; Deuteronomy 11:10–12
- 10 Deuteronomy 26:9–10; Psalm 74:19; Matthew 11:5; 1 Samuel 2:8; Luke 1:53
- 11 Exodus 15:20; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 68:25; Exodus 17:9–16; Judges 4:6–5:31
- 12 Joshua 10:16; Judges 5:19; Revelation 19:17–20; Joshua 12:7–24; 1 Samuel 30:24
- 13 Genesis 49:14; Psalm 105:37; Judges 5:16; Titus 3:3; Revelation 1:5–6
- 14 Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 19:14–21; Judges 2:7; Judges 9:48; Joshua 10:10–43
- 15 Psalm 87:1–2; Psalm 2:6; Psalm 78:68–69; Micah 7:14; Deuteronomy 3:10
- 16 Deuteronomy 12:5; Psalm 132:13–14; Revelation 21:2–3; Hebrews 12:22–23; 1 Kings 9:3
- 17 Deuteronomy 33:2; Daniel 7:10; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 9:16; Habakkuk 3:8
- 18 Ephesians 4:8–10; Revelation 21:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Peter 3:22; Psalm 110:1
- 19 Isaiah 46:4; Lamentations 3:23; Ephesians 1:3; Psalm 55:22; Psalm 103:1–22
- 20 Deuteronomy 32:39; Revelation 1:18; Isaiah 12:2; John 5:21; 1 Samuel 2:6
- 21 Habakkuk 3:13; Psalm 7:12; Luke 13:5; Psalm 110:6; Revelation 2:14–16
- 22 Numbers 21:33; Ezekiel 36:24; Exodus 14:22; Isaiah 51:10–11; Amos 9:2–3
- 23 1 Kings 21:19; Psalm 58:10; 1 Kings 22:38; Revelation 19:17–21; 2 Kings 9:33–37
- 24 Psalm 47:5–7; 1 Chronicles 15:16–24; 2 Samuel 6:12–17; 1 Chronicles 13:8; Psalm 24:7–10
- 25 1 Chronicles 13:8; Judges 11:34; Exodus 15:20; Revelation 14:2–3; Revelation 15:2–3
- 26 Isaiah 48:1; Deuteronomy 33:28; Psalm 111:1; Proverbs 5:16; Psalm 26:12
- 27 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Chronicles 12:16; Psalm 60:7; Isaiah 11:13; Judges 21:6–25
- 28 Psalm 138:8; Psalm 71:3; Philippians 1:6; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
- 29 1 Kings 10:10; Psalm 76:11; 1 Chronicles 29:3; Isaiah 60:6–11; Isaiah 18:7
- 30 Psalm 22:12–13; Romans 7:22; Psalm 89:10; Psalm 18:44; Isaiah 37:1–38
- 31 Isaiah 45:14; Zephaniah 3:10; Acts 8:27–40; Isaiah 19:18–25; Psalm 44:20
- 32 Deuteronomy 32:43; Romans 15:10–11; Psalm 67:2–5; Psalm 117:1–2; Revelation 15:4
- 33 Psalm 18:10; Psalm 104:3; Psalm 68:4; 1 Kings 8:27; Revelation 11:19
- 34 Revelation 19:6; 1 Chronicles 16:28–29; 2 Peter 1:17; Psalm 150:1; Psalm 96:6–8
- 35 Psalm 29:11; Colossians 1:11; Philippians 4:13; Isaiah 40:29; Psalm 65:5
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Your Love remembereth, that in two Psalms, which have been already treated of, we have stirred up our soul to bless the Lord, and with godly chant have said, "Bless thou, O my soul, the Lord." If therefore we have stirred up our soul in those Psalms to bless the Lord, in this Psalm is well said, "May God have …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
For the Lord, through means of suffering, "ascending into the lofty place, led captivity captive, gave gifts to men," and conferred on those that believe in Him the power "to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy," that is, of the leader of apostasy.
Lo, this also I confess unto Thy mercy, "Father of the fatherless," that I bathed, and felt the same as before I had done so.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For one saith, "Thou hast gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and hast received gifts amongst men." And, "The Lord strong and mighty in battle." And another saith, "He shall divide the spoils of the strong." For indeed to this purpose He came, that He might "preach deliverance to captives, and recovery of sight to the blind." …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
And if the Psalmist says, Let them be troubled from His countenance, the Father of the fatherless, and Judge of the widows, is it not manifest to all, that when God is called the Father of orphans who have lately lost their own fathers, He is so named not as begetting them of Himself, but as caring for them …
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