Psalms 68

Psalm 68 celebrates YHWH's victorious procession from Egypt through the wilderness to Zion, depicting God as a warrior who scatters His enemies and leads His people to the Promised Land.[1][2] The psalm emphasizes God's care for the disadvantaged, His provision during Israel's wilderness wanderings, and the establishment of His sanctuary in Jerusalem as the culmination of this victory march.[1][3]

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Verse 7
God mighty ones Elohim causes-to-dwell the one who settles the one who settles the-lonely unique ones the lonely in-a-house/in-the-house toward the house in a house brings-out the bringer-out the bringer-out prisoners bound ones prisoners with-singing in the favorable circumstances with prosperity but surely surely rebellious stubborn ones rebellious ones dwell they dwelt they dwelt a-parched-land parched land a parched land
אֱלֹהִ֤ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa מ֘וֹשִׁ֤יב 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁 moshiv causes-to-dwell the one who settles the one who settles HVhrmsa יְחִידִ֨ים 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yechidim the-lonely unique ones the lonely HAampa בַּ֗יְתָ/ה 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 bayetah in-a-house/in-the-house toward the house in a house HNcmsa/Sd מוֹצִ֣יא 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 motsi brings-out the bringer-out the bringer-out HVhrmsa אֲ֭סִירִים 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 asirim prisoners bound ones prisoners HNcmpa בַּ/כּוֹשָׁר֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 bakosharot with-singing in the favorable circumstances with prosperity HRd/Ncfpa אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe but surely surely HTa ס֝וֹרֲרִ֗ים 𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 sorarim rebellious stubborn ones rebellious ones HVqrmpa שָׁכְנ֥וּ 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅 shakhenu dwell they dwelt they dwelt HVqp3cp צְחִיחָֽה 𐤑𐤇𐤉𐤇𐤄 tsechichah a-parched-land parched land a parched land HNcfsa
Verse 14
if if / whether if you lie down you (masc. pl.) will lie down you (masc. pl.) will lie down among between among the sheepfolds double stall the sheepfolds wings of covering-wings of wing-coverings of a dove dove dove covered being overlaid being overlaid with silver in the silver with silver and her feathers and her strong pinions and her feathers with yellow gold sickly yellow-green with yellow gold shining sharpened one gold
אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC תִּשְׁכְּבוּ/ן֮ 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅/𐤍 tishekevun you lie down you (masc. pl.) will lie down you (masc. pl.) will lie down HVqi2mp/Sn בֵּ֪ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn among between among HR שְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 shefatayim the sheepfolds double stall the sheepfolds HNcmda כַּנְפֵ֣י 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉 kanefey wings of covering-wings of wing-coverings of HNcfdc י֭וֹנָה 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 yonah a dove dove dove HNcfsa נֶחְפָּ֣ה 𐤍𐤇𐤐𐤄 nechepah covered being overlaid being overlaid HVNrfsa בַ/כֶּ֑סֶף 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vakesef with silver in the silver with silver HRd/Ncmsa וְ֝/אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 veeveroteyha and her feathers and her strong pinions and her feathers HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs בִּֽ/ירַקְרַ֥ק 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤒𐤓𐤒 biraqeraq with yellow gold sickly yellow-green with yellow gold HR/Aamsc חָרֽוּץ 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑 charuts shining sharpened one gold HNcmsa
Verse 31
rebuke Rebuke forcefully! Rebuke forcefully wild beasts living-being of living-being of of reeds reed-stalk reed-stalk congregation appointed assembly of appointed assembly of of strong ones mighty ones mighty ones with calves with calves of with calves of of peoples assembled peoples assembled peoples cowering self-abasing one self-abasing one in pieces in crushed fragments of in crushed fragments of of silver silver silver scatter he scattered widely he scattered widely the peoples assembled peoples assembled peoples battle arrays close combats close combats they hasten they delight they delight
גְּעַ֨ר 𐤂𐤏𐤓 gear rebuke Rebuke forcefully! Rebuke forcefully HVqv2ms חַיַּ֪ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat hai (Swahili) wild beasts living-being of living-being of HNcfsc קָנֶ֡ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qaneh of reeds reed-stalk reed-stalk HNcmsa עֲדַ֤ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation appointed assembly of appointed assembly of HNcfsc אַבִּירִ֨ים 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 abirim of strong ones mighty ones mighty ones HAampa בְּ/עֶגְלֵ֬י 𐤁/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 beegeley with calves with calves of with calves of HR/Ncmpc עַמִּ֗ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of peoples assembled peoples assembled peoples HNcmpa מִתְרַפֵּ֥ס 𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤎 miterapes cowering self-abasing one self-abasing one HVtrmsa בְּ/רַצֵּי 𐤁/𐤓𐤑𐤉 beratsey in pieces in crushed fragments of in crushed fragments of HR/Ncmpc כָ֑סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khasef of silver silver silver HNcmsa בִּזַּ֥ר 𐤁𐤆𐤓 bizar scatter he scattered widely he scattered widely HVpp3ms עַ֝מִּ֗ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim-2 the peoples assembled peoples assembled peoples HNcmpa קְרָב֥וֹת 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 qeravot battle arrays close combats close combats HNcmpa יֶחְפָּֽצוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤅 yechepatsu they hasten they delight they delight HVqi3mp
Verse 36
awesome one to be feared one to be feared God mighty ones Elohim from Your holy places from your sanctuaries from your sanctuaries God toward god Israel El-Contends Yiserael He he he gives the one who gives the one who gives strength strength strength and power and mighty forces and mighty forces to the people to the gathered people to the gathered people Blessed blessed one blessed one be God mighty ones Elohim
נ֤וֹרָ֥א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora awesome one to be feared one to be feared HVNrmsa אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa מִֽ/מִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉/𐤊 mimiqedasheykha from Your holy places from your sanctuaries from your sanctuaries HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms אֵ֤ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward god HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he he HPp3ms נֹתֵ֨ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten gives the one who gives the one who gives HVqrmsa עֹ֖ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strength strength strength HNcmsa וְ/תַעֲצֻמ֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕 vetaatsumot and power and mighty forces and mighty forces HC/Ncfpa לָ/עָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam to the people to the gathered people to the gathered people HRd/Ncmsa בָּר֥וּךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 barukhe baraka (Swahili) Blessed blessed one blessed one HVqsmsa אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) be God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa
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