[a]But the righteous shall be glad, and rejoice before God: yea, they shall leap for joy.

Sing unto God, and sing praises unto his name: exalt him that rideth upon the heavens, in his Name [b]Jah, and rejoice before him.

He is a Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows, even God in his holy habitation.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:3 He showeth that when God declareth his power against the wicked, that it is for the commodity and salvation of his Church, which praise him therefore.
  2. Psalm 68:4 Yah and Jehovah are the names of God, which do signify his essence and majesty incomprehensible, so that hereby is declared that all idols are but vanity, and that the God of Israel is the only true God.

But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(A) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(B)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[a](C);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(D)
A father to the fatherless,(E) a defender of widows,(F)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts