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| 1 To the Overseer. A Psalm, a song of David. |
Let God arise – This Psalms seems to be a description of the journey towards Canaan. (Num. 10:35) R3060:6
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| Rise doth God scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face. |
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| 2 As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God. |
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| 3 And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness. |
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| 4 Sing ye to God praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah [is] His name, and exult before Him. |
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| 5 Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation. |
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| 6 God causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only the refractory have inhabited a dry place. |
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| 7 O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah. |
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| 8 The earth hath shaken, Yea, the heavens have dropped before God, This Sinai before God, the God of Israel. |
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| 9 A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it. |
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| 10 Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God. |
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| 11 The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers [are] a numerous host. |
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| 12 Kings of hosts flee utterly away, And a female inhabitant of the house apportioneth spoil. |
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| 13 Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold. |
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| 14 When the Mighty spreadeth kings in it, It doth snow in Salmon. |
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| 15 A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan. |
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| 16 Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever. |
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| 17 The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary. |
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| 18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God. |
Thou hast ascended – "He that ascended, what is it but that he first descended, into the lower condition of the earth." (Eph. 4:9) R5066:3
Captivity captive – The glorious outcome of the Savior's work. R5066:2
"A multitude of captives." Our Lord purchased the whole race of mankind, captives to sin and death. R5066:2, R5067:1
Gifts for men – "The heavenly gift," the Spirit, at Pentecost. E210
"And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers." (Eph. 4:11) R567:1, R5265:1
The Church, in turn, will be his gifts for mankind. R5067:6 Psalms 68:20
Belong the issues – Or escapees from death, which Jesus owns by purchase. R1337:1*
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| 19 Blessed [is] the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself [is] our salvation. Selah. |
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| 20 God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death. |
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| 21 Only God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt. |
His enemies – Those who still (in the Millennium) go on in their trespasses. R1337:4*
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| 22 The Lord said: 'From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea. |
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| 23 So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, [In the blood of] enemies the tongue of Thy dogs.' |
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| 24 They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary. |
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| 25 Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels. |
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| 26 In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord from the fountain of Israel. |
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| 27 There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun heads of Naphtali. |
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| 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us. |
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| 29 Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem, To Thee do kings bring a present. |
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| 30 Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts. |
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| 31 Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God. |
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| 32 Kingdoms of the earth, sing ye to God, Praise ye the Lord. Selah. |
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| 33 To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice. |
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| 34 Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds. |
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| 35 Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed [is] God! |
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