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As the smoke is dispersed, disperse them;
    as wax is melted by fire,
    so may the wicked perish before God.(A)
Then the just will be glad;
    they will rejoice before God;
    they will celebrate with great joy.

II

Sing to God, praise his name;
    exalt the rider of the clouds.[a]
Rejoice before him
    whose name is the Lord.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 68:5 Exalt the rider of the clouds: God’s intervention is in the imagery of Canaanite myth in which the storm-god mounted the storm clouds to ride to battle. Such theophanies occur throughout the Psalm: Ps 68:2–3, 8–10, 12–15, 18–19, 22–24, 29–32, 34–35. See Dt 33:26; Ps 18:8–16; Is 19:1.

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