Translation comparison

Psalms 68

35 aligned verses; 35 with wording or punctuation differences .

Read BSB

Study Ethiopian texts alongside related biblical passages in a separate reading view with context and source notes.

Verse BSB Berean Standard Bible KJV King James Version
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered , and those who hate Him flee His presence .
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered : let them also that hate him flee before him .
As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
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.
But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God ; they will celebrate with joy .
But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea, let them exceedingly rejoice .
Sing to God ! Sing praises to His name . Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
Sing unto God , sing praises to his name : extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
God settles the lonely in families ; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah :
the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai , before God, the God of Israel.
The 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.
You sent abundant rain , O God ; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
Thou , O God , didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance , when it was weary .
Your flock settled therein ; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein : thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it :
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it .
“ Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder .
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil .
Though you lie down among the sheepfolds , the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold. ”
Though 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.
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land , it was like the snow falling on Zalmon .
When the Almighty scattered kings in it , it was white as snow in Salmon .
A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Why do you gaze in envy , O mountains of many peaks ? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling , where the LORD will surely dwell forever .
Why leap ye , ye high hills ? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea , the LORD will dwell in it for ever .
The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai , in the holy place .
You have ascended on high ; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there .
Thou 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 .
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden , the God of our salvation. Selah
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits , even the God of our salvation. Selah .
Our God is a God of deliverance ; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways .
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses .
The Lord said, “ I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea ,
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea :
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same. ”
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
They have seen Your procession , O God — the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
They have seen thy goings , O God ; even the goings of my God , my King , in the sanctuary.
The singers lead the way , the musicians follow after , among the maidens playing tambourines .
The singers went before , the players on instruments followed after ; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels .
Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord , from the fountain of Israel.
There is Benjamin , the youngest, ruling them , the princes of Judah in their company , the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
There is little Benjamin with their ruler , the princes of Judah and their council , the princes of Zebulun , and the princes of Naphtali.
Summon Your power, O God ; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf .
Thy God hath commanded thy strength : strengthen , O God, that which thou hast wrought for us .
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts .
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee .
Rebuke the beast in the reeds , the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits , bringing bars of silver . Scatter the nations who delight in war.
Rebuke 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.
Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord — Selah
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord ; Selah :
to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold , His mighty voice resounds .
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo , he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
Ascribe the power to God , whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies .
Ascribe ye strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds .
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God !
O 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 .

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible and King James Version. Public domain; source text distributed by BSB Publishing, LLC.; UK publication rights are administered by the Crown's patentee; public domain in most other jurisdictions..