Psalm 68

Praise and Thanksgiving

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.
¹Let God rise up, let his enemies be scattered;
   let those who hate him flee before him.
²As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
   as wax melts before the fire,
   let the wicked perish before God.
³But let the righteous be joyful;
   let them exult before God;
   let them be jubilant with joy.

⁴Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
   lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds^*—
his name is the Lord—
   be exultant before him.

⁵Father of orphans and protector of widows
   is God in his holy habitation.
⁶God gives the desolate a home to live in;
   he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
   but the rebellious live in a parched land.

⁷O God, when you went out before your people,
   when you marched through the wilderness,
          Selah
⁸the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain
   at the presence of God, the God of Sinai,
   at the presence of God, the God of Israel.