{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/68","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:26:42.119Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":68,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":67,"nextChapter":69,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":35},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God: Yon Sinai trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"When the Almighty scattered kings therein, It was as when it snoweth in Zalmon."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, as in'sinai, in the sanctuary."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them ."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring them again from the depths of the sea;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"That thou mayest crush them , dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; Selah"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 68 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 68](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/68)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/68 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}