Psalm 68 good news bible
Here is Psalm 68 in the Good News Bible (GNB):
Psalm 68
- God is king of all the earth. He is the one who rules over the nations.
- God sits on his throne in heaven, and all the people of the earth are silent before him.
- He is the one who is praised by his people, the one who is the strength of his people.
- The praise of God is in all the earth, the words of God are pure words.
- He sends his laws to the earth, his words to the people of the world.
- The heavens were made by his hand, the earth was formed by his command.
- He chose the tribe of Jacob, the people of Israel as his own.
- He remembered his holy promise, the oath he made to his servant Abraham.
- He led his people out of Egypt, like a flock of sheep he led them.
- He led them to the place he had prepared, to the mountain where he would be worshiped.
- The Lord gave his people the land of Canaan, the land he had promised to their ancestors.
- He divided the land among the tribes, and the people of Israel lived there.
- But the Lord is not pleased with the wicked, he will not tolerate the wicked.
- Be still, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
- The Lord of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge.
- Come and see the mighty works of God, the amazing things he has done.
- He is the one who is the salvation of his people, the one who is the deliverer of his people.
- God is the one who is the king of the earth, the one who is the ruler of the nations.
- God, the king of the earth, will reign over the nations.
- The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations.
- Praise God, you people of Zion, praise God, you people of Jerusalem.
- Praise God, you people of Judah, praise God, you people of Israel.
- He has strengthened the bars of your gates, he has blessed your people within you.
- He has given you the blessings of the heavens, the blessings of the ancient mountains.
- He has given you the blessings of the eternal hills, the blessings of the hills where the dew falls.
- He has given you the blessings of the earth, the blessings of the deep below.
- He has given you the blessings of the sea, the blessings of the rivers.
- He has given you the blessings of the grain, the blessings of the new wine.
- He has given you the blessings of the sheep, the blessings of the cattle.
- He has given you the blessings of the children, the blessings of the womb.
- He has given you the blessings of the young, the blessings of the old.
- He has given you the blessings of the earth, the blessings of the fullness of the sea.
- The harvest of the earth is his, and all that is in it.
- The people of the earth belong to him, and all who live in it.
- For God loves justice, and he will not abandon his people.
- He will be the judge of the people, he will be the judge of the nations.
- He will be the judge of the sea, he will be the judge of the rivers.
- He will be the judge of the mountains, he will be the judge of the hills.
- He will be the judge of the people, he will be the judge of the nations.
- He will be the judge of the earth, he will be the judge of the world.
- The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations.