Psalms 68

1 For the leader. A psalm of David; a song. I God will arise for battle; the enemy will be scattered; those who hate God will flee.
2 The wind will disperse them like smoke; as wax is melted by fire, so the wicked will perish before God.
3 Then the just will be glad; they will rejoice before God; they will celebrate with great joy.
4 II Sing to God, praise the divine name; exalt the rider of the clouds. Rejoice before this God whose name is the LORD.
5 Father of the fatherless, defender of widows--this is the God whose abode is holy,
6 Who gives a home to the forsaken, who leads prisoners out to prosperity, while rebels live in the desert.
7 III God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah
8 The earth quaked, the heavens shook, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
9 You claimed a land as your own, O God;
10 your people settled there. There you poured abundant rains, God, graciously given to the poor in their need.
11 IV The Lord announced the news of victory: All you people so numerous,
12 The kings and their armies are in desperate flight. b) Every household will share the booty,
13 will you stay by the sheepfolds? b) perhaps a dove sheathed with silver, c) its wings covered with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty routed the kings there, the spoils were scattered like snow on Zalmon.
15 V You high mountains of Bashan, you rugged mountains of Bashan,
16 You rugged mountains, why look with envy at the mountain where God has chosen to dwell, where the LORD resides forever?
17 God's chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place.
18 You went up to its lofty height; you took captives, received slaves as tribute. No rebels can live in the presence of God.
19 VI Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, who carries us. Selah
20 Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is in the LORD God's hands.
21 God will crush the skulls of the enemy, the hairy heads of those who walk in sin.
22 The Lord has said: Even from Bashan I will fetch them, fetch them even from the depths of the sea.
23 You will wash your feet in your enemy's blood; the tongues of your dogs will lap it up.
24 VII Your procession comes into view, O God, your procession into the holy place, my God and king.
25 The singers go first, the harpists follow; in their midst girls sound the timbrels.
26 In your choirs, bless God; bless the LORD, you from Israel's assemblies.
27 In the lead is Benjamin, few in number; there the princes of Judah, a large throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali, too.
28 VIII Summon again, O God, your power, the divine power you once showed for us.
29 Show it from your temple on behalf of Jerusalem, that kings may bring you tribute.
30 Roar at the wild beast of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls, the lords of nations; scatter the nations that delight in war.
31 Exact rich tribute from lower Egypt, from upper Egypt, gold and silver; make Ethiopia extend its hands to God.
32 IX You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God; chant the praises of the Lord, Selah
33 Who rides the heights of the ancient heavens, whose voice is thunder, mighty thunder.
34 Confess the power of God, whose majesty protects Israel, whose power is in the sky.
35 Awesome is God in his holy place, the God of Israel, who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!

Psalms 69

1 For the leader; according to Lilies. Of David. I Save me, God, for the waters have reached my neck.
2 I have sunk into the mire of the deep, where there is no foothold. I have gone down to the watery depths; the flood overwhelms me.
3 I am weary with crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes have failed, looking for my God.
4 More numerous than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause. Too many for my strength are my treacherous enemies. Must I now restore what I did not steal?
5 II God, you know my folly; my faults are not hidden from you.
6 Let those who wait for you, LORD of hosts, not be shamed through me. Let those who seek you, God of Israel, not be disgraced through me
7 For your sake I bear insult, shame covers my face.
8 I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger to my mother's children.
9 Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am scorned by those who scorn you.
10 I have wept and fasted, but this led only to scorn.
11 I clothed myself in sackcloth; I became a byword for them.
12 They who sit at the gate gossip about me; drunkards make me the butt of their songs.
13 III But I pray to you, LORD, for the time of your favor. God, in your great kindness answer me with your constant help.
14 Rescue me from the mire; do not let me sink. Rescue me from my enemies and from the watery depths.
15 Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me, nor the deep swallow me, nor the mouth of the pit close over me.
16 Answer me, LORD, in your generous love; in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face from your servant; in my distress hasten to answer me.
18 Come and ransom my life; because of my enemies redeem me.
19 You know my reproach, my shame, my disgrace; before you stand all my foes.
20 Insult has broken my heart, and I am weak; I looked for compassion, but there was none, for comforters, but found none.
21 Instead they put gall in my food; for my thirst they gave me vinegar.
22 IV Make their own table a snare for them, a trap for their friends.
23 Make their eyes so dim they cannot see; keep their backs ever feeble.
24 Pour out your wrath upon them; let the fury of your anger overtake them.
25 Make their camp desolate, with none to dwell in their tents.
26 For they pursued the one you struck, added to the pain of the one you wounded.
27 Add that to their crimes; let them not attain to your reward.
28 Strike them from the book of the living; do not count them among the just!
29 V But I am afflicted and in pain; let your saving help protect me, God,
30 That I may praise God's name in song and glorify it with thanksgiving.
31 My song will please the LORD more than oxen, more than bullocks with horns and hooves:
32 See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, take heart!
33 For the LORD hears the poor, does not spurn those in bondage.
34 Let the heavens and the earth sing praise, the seas and whatever moves in them!
35 VI God will rescue Zion, rebuild the cities of Judah. God's servants shall dwell in the land and possess it;
36 7) it shall be the heritage of their descendants; those who love God's name shall dwell there.

Psalms 70

1 For the leader; of David. For remembrance. Graciously rescue me, God! Come quickly to help me, LORD!
2 Confound and put to shame those who seek my life. Turn back in disgrace those who desire my ruin.
3 Let those who say Aha! turn back in their shame.
4 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your help always say, God be glorified!
5 Here I am, afflicted and poor. God, come quickly! You are my help and deliverer. LORD, do not delay!

Psalms 71

1 I In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame.
2 In your justice rescue and deliver me; listen to me and save me!
3 Be my rock and refuge, my secure stronghold; for you are my rock and fortress.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of the violent.
5 You are my hope, Lord; my trust, GOD, from my youth.
6 On you I depend since birth; from my mother's womb you are my strength; my hope in you never wavers.
7 I have become a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge!
8 My mouth shall be filled with your praise, shall sing your glory every day.
9 II Do not cast me aside in my old age; as my strength fails, do not forsake me.
10 For my enemies speak against me; they watch and plot against me.
11 They say, God has abandoned that one Pursue, seize the wretch! No one will come to the rescue!
12 God, do not stand far from me; my God, hasten to help me.
13 Bring to a shameful end those who attack me; Cover with contempt and scorn those who seek my ruin.
14 I will always hope in you and add to all your praise.
15 My mouth shall proclaim your just deeds, day after day your acts of deliverance, though I cannot number them all.
16 I will speak of the mighty works of the Lord; O GOD, I will tell of your singular justice.
17 III God, you have taught me from my youth; to this day I proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 Now that I am old and gray, do not forsake me, God, That I may proclaim your might to all generations yet to come, Your power
19 and justice, God, to the highest heaven. You have done great things; O God, who is your equal?
20 You have sent me many bitter afflictions, but once more revive me. From the watery depths of the earth once more raise me up.
21 Restore my honor; turn and comfort me,
22 That I may praise you with the lyre for your faithfulness, my God, And sing to you with the harp, O Holy One of Israel!
23 My lips will shout for joy as I sing your praise; my soul, too, which you have redeemed.
24 Yes, my tongue shall recount your justice day by day. For those who sought my ruin will have been shamed and disgraced.