¹Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

¹Untuk pemimpin kor. Mazmur Daud. (68-2) Allah bangkit menceraiberaikan musuh-Nya, orang yang membenci Dia lari dari hadapan-Nya.

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.

²(68-3) Allah mengusir mereka pergi, seperti asap yang ditiup dan menghilang. Seperti lilin meleleh di dalam api, begitulah orang jahat lenyap dari hadapan Allah.

³But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

³(68-4) Tetapi orang saleh bersukacita dan riang gembira, mereka bersorak-sorak kesukaan di hadapan Allah.

⁴Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

⁴(68-5) Bernyanyilah bagi Allah, pujilah nama-Nya, siapkanlah jalan raya bagi Dia yang mengendarai awan. Nama-Nya TUHAN--bersenang-senangla di hadapan-Nya!

⁵A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

⁵(68-6) Allah yang tinggal di Rumah-Nya yang suci adalah bapak anak yatim dan pembela para janda.

⁶God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

⁶(68-7) Allah memberi tempat tinggal kepada orang yang kesepian; Ia membebaskan orang tahanan sehingga mereka bahagia. Tetapi orang-orang yang melawan TUHAN harus tinggal di tanah yang gersang.

⁷O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

⁷(68-8) Ya Allah, ketika Engkau membimbing umat-Mu berjalan melewati padang yang kering,

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.

⁸(68-9) bumi bergetar, hujan tercurah di hadapan-Mu, karena kedatangan Allah Sinai, Allah Israel.

⁹Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

⁹(68-10) Dengan limpah Engkau menurunkan hujan, dan memulihkan tanah-Mu yang gersang.

¹⁰Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

¹⁰(68-11) Lalu umat-Mu berdiam di sana; dalam kebaikan-Mu, ya Allah, Engkau memelihara orang miskin.

¹¹The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

¹¹(68-12) TUHAN memberi perintah, lalu para wanita membawa berita:

¹²Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

¹²(68-13) "Raja-raja dan pasukannya sudah lari!" Mereka lari seperti merpati yang terbang pergi. Para wanita di rumah membagi-bagikan, perak dan emas yang ditinggalkan. Sekalipun banyak yang tidak ikut berperang, umat Allah telah memperoleh kemenangan.

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.

¹³(68:12)

¹⁴When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

¹⁴(68-15) Ketika Yang Mahakuasa menyerakkan raja-raja di sana, turunlah salju dari Gunung Salmon.

¹⁵The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

¹⁵(68-16) Gunung Basan adalah gunung yang hebat, gunung yang berpuncak banyak.

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.

¹⁶(68-17) Mengapa dari puncakmu yang banyak itu engkau memandang dengan cemburu kepada Bukit Sion yang dipilih Allah untuk kediaman-Nya? TUHAN akan tinggal di sana untuk selama-lamanya.

¹⁷The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

¹⁷(68-18) Dengan puluhan ribu kereta kuat Allah tampil di antara mereka dalam keagungan-Nya.

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.

¹⁸(68-19) TUHAN naik ke tempat yang tinggi; banyak tawanan dibawa-Nya serta. Ia menerima persembahan dari antara manusia bahkan dari antara kaum pemberontak; supaya mereka berdiam bersama TUHAN Allah.

¹⁹Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

¹⁹(68-20) Pujilah TUHAN, sebab Dialah Allah yang menyelamatkan kita; dari hari ke hari Ia memikul beban kita.

²⁰He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

²⁰(68-21) Allah kita adalah TUHAN yang menyelamatkan, Ia membebaskan kita dari kematian.

²¹But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

²¹(68-22) Allah pasti akan meremukkan kepala musuh-Nya, orang-orang yang terus hidup dalam dosa.

²²The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

²²(68-23) Kata TUHAN, "Hai umat-Ku, Kubawa musuhmu dari Basan Kubawa mereka kembali dari dasar lautan,

²³That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

²³(68-24) supaya kamu membasuh kakimu dengan darah mereka, dan anjing-anjingmu menjilatnya sepuas-puasnya."

²⁴They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

²⁴(68-25) Semua melihat pawai kemenangan-Mu, ya Allah, Allahku, Rajaku, diarak ke tempat kediaman-Nya.

²⁵The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

²⁵(68-26) Di depan berjalan para penyanyi, di belakang para pemain kecapi; di tengah para gadis pemukul rebana; beginilah nyanyian mereka:

²⁶Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

²⁶(68-27) "Pujilah Allah di tengah himpunan umat-Nya, pujilah TUHAN, hai semua keturunan Yakub!"

²⁷There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

²⁷(68-28) Benyamin, suku yang paling kecil, berjalan di depan, lalu berbondong-bondong para pemuka Yehuda di belakangnya para pemuka Zebulon dan Naftali.

²⁸Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²⁸(68-29) Allahmu menuntut kekuatanmu; ya Allah, teguhkanlah apa yang telah Kaulakukan bagi kami.

²⁹Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

²⁹(68-30) Raja-raja membawa persembahan kepada-Mu di Rumah-Mu di Yerusalem.

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.

³⁰(68-31) Hardiklah Mesir, binatang buas itu di tengah gelagah. Tegurlah bangsa-bangsa, kawanan banteng itu dengan anak-anaknya, yang saling menginjak-injak untuk mendapat perak. Allah menceraiberaikan bangsa-bangsa yang suka berperang.

³¹Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

³¹(68-32) Pembesar-pembesar Mesir datang membawa tembaga; orang Sudan bergegas-gegas membawa upeti kepada Allah.

³²Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

³²(68-33) Bernyanyilah bagi Allah, hai semua kerajaan, nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi TUHAN,

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.

³³(68-34) bagi dia yang melintasi angkasa purbakala. Dengar! TUHAN berbicara, suara-Nya menggelegar dengan dahsyat.

³⁴Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

³⁴(68-35) Akuilah kuasa Allah yang berdaulat atas Israel, kuasa-Nya sampai di langit.

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.

³⁵(68-36) Sungguh mengagumkan Allah kita waktu Ia keluar dari tempat kediaman-Nya. Allah Israel memberi kuasa dan kekuatan kepada umat-Nya. Terpujilah Allah!