Psalms 68 — Novel English Bible

1 Let Alahayam () qawam (rise up)! Let his ayab (enemy) be pawatz (scattered)! Let them who shanaa (hate) him also nawas (flee) panayam (face) him.

2 As ishan (smoke) is nadap (driven) away, so nadap (drive) them away. As dawanag (wax) masas (melts) panayam (face) the ash (fire), so let the rashai (wicked) abad (destroy / perish) at the panayam (face) of Alahayam ().

3 But let the tzadayaq (righteous) be shamach (glad). Let them ilatz (rejoice) panayam (face) Alahayam (). Yes, let them shawash (rejoice) with shamachah (gladness).

4 Shayar (sing) to Alahayam ()! Sing zamaraw (praises) to his sham (name)! Salal (extol) him who rakab (rides) on the clouds: to Yah (), his sham (name)! Ilaz (rejoice) panayam (face) him!

5 A ab (father) of the yathawam (fatherless), and a defender of the alamanawath (widows), is Alahayam () in his qadash (set apart / make holy) maiwan (habitation).

6 Alahayam () yashab (inhabit/dwell) the lonely in bayath (house). He yatzaa (go out / come out) out the asayarayam (prisoners) with singing, but the sarar (rebellious) shakan (place) in a sun-scorched tzachayachah (land).

7 Alahayam (), when you yatzaa (go out / come out) forth panayam (face) your im (nation / people), when you tzaid (marched) through the yashayamawan (wilderness)... Salah (selah).

8 The aratz (Earth/land) raish (trembled). The sky also poured down rain at the panayam (face) of the Alahayam () of Sayanay (Sinai)— at the panayam (face) of Alahayam (), the Alahayam () of Yashar-Al (Israel).

9 You, Alahayam (), nawap (sent) a nadabah (voluntary / freewill offering) gasham (rain). You kawan (confirmed) your nachalah (inheritance), when it was laah (weary).

10 Your chay (life) lived therein. You, Alahayam (), kawan (prepared) your goodness for the inay (poor).

11 The Adanay () announced the amar (spoke). The mabasharawath (ones) who proclaim it are a rab (great) tzabaa (troop).

12 “Malakay (kings) of tzabaawath (armies) nadad (flee)! They nadad (flee)!” She who waits at bayath (house) chalaq (divides) the shalal (spoil),

13 While you sleep among the campfires, the kanapay (wings) of a yawanah (dove) sheathed with kasap (silver), her kanapay (feathers) with shining charawatz (gold).

14 When the Shaday () parash (scattered) malakayam (kings) in her, it shalag (snow) on Tzalamawan (Zalmon).

15 The har (mountain) of Bashan () are majestic har (mountain). The har (mountain) of Bashan (Bashan) are rugged.

16 Why do you look in envy, you rugged harayam (mountains), at the har (mountain) where Alahayam () chooses to yashab (inhabit/dwell)? Yes, Yahawah () will shakan (place) there natzach (forever).

17 The rakab (chariots) of Alahayam () are rabathayam (tens) of thousands and rabathayam (thousands) of shanaan (thousands). The Adanay () is among them, from Sayanay (Sinai), into the qadash (set apart / make holy).

18 You have ilah (go up / offer) on marawam (high). You have led shabay (away) shabay (captives). You have laqach (take / seize) mathanawath (gifts) among adam (men), yes, among the sarar (rebellious) also, that Yah () Alahayam () might shakan (place) there.

19 Barak (blessed) be the Adanay (), who yawam (day) imas (bears) our burdens, even the Al who is our yashawaih (salvation). Salah (selah).

20 Al is to us a Al of deliverance. To Yahawah (), the Adanay (), belongs escape from mawath (death).

21 But Alahayam () will machatz (crush / shatter) through the raash (head) of his ayab (enemy), the shair (hair) qadaqad (scalp) of such a halak (move) as still continues in his asham (guiltiness).

22 The Adanay () amar (spoke), “I will shawab (turn back / repent) you again from Bashan (Bashan), I will shawab (turn back / repent) you again from the matzalawath (depths) of the yam (sea/waters);

23 That you may crush them, machatz (crush / shatter) your ragal (feet / foot) in dam (blood), that the lashawan (tongue / language) of your kalab (dogs) may have their portion from your ayabayam (enemies).”

24 They raah (see) seen your processions, Alahayam (), even the processions of my Al, my malak (king), into the qadash (set apart / make holy).

25 The singers qadam (went) before, the minstrels achar (other) after, in the thawak (midst) of the ladies thapap (playing) with tambourines,

26 “Barak (blessed) Alahayam () in the maqahalawath (congregations), even the Adanay () in the maqawar (assembly) of Yashar-Al (Israel)!”

27 There is tzaiyar (little) Banayamayan (Benjamin), their radah (rule over / have dominion of / subdue), the sharay (princes) of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah), their ragamah (council), the sharay (princes) of Zabawalawan (Zebulun), and the sharay (princes) of Napathalay (Naphtali).

28 Your Alahayam () has tzawah (commanded) your iz (strength / might / refuge). Izaz (strengthen), Alahayam (), that which you have pail (done) for us.

29 Because of your hayakal (temple) at Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem), malakayam (kings) shall yabal (bring) shay (presents) to you.

30 Gair (rebuke) the wild animal of the qanah (reeds), the idah (multitude) of the abayarayam (bulls), with the calves of the imayam (peoples). Being rapas (humbled), may it bring bars of kasap (silver). Bazar (scatter) the imayam (nations) that chapatz (delight) in qarab (war).

31 Chashamanayam (princes) shall athah (you (masc)) out of Matzarayam (Egypt). Kawash (Ethiopia) shall hurry to stretch out her yad (hand) to Alahayam ().

32 Shayar (sing) to Alahayam (), you mamalakawath (kingdoms) of the aratz (Earth/land)! Sing zamaraw (praises) to the Adanay ()! Salah (selah).

33 To him who rakab (rides) on the shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens) of shamay (heavens), which are of qadam (old); behold, he nathan (give) his qawal (sound / voice), a iz (strength / might / refuge) qawal (sound / voice).

34 Nathan (give) iz (strength / might / refuge) to Alahayam ()! His gaawah (excellency) is over Yashar-Al (Israel), his iz (strength / might / refuge) is in the shachaqayam (skies).

35 You are awesome, Alahayam (), in your maqadash (sanctuaries). The Al of Yashar-Al (Israel) nathan (give) iz (strength / might / refuge) and iz (strength / might / refuge) to his im (nation / people). Barak (blessed) be to Alahayam ()!