Psalm 68, side by side
Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.
1Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!
4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness...
7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai— at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary.
9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
10Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
11The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
12“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,
12Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13while you sleep among the camp fires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.
16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation.
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
20God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
21But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
21But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22The Lord said, “I will bring you again from Bashan, I will bring you again from the depths of the sea,
22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
23that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
23That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
24They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,
25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
26“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”
26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.
29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
30Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord!
32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
34Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
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