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Psalm 68:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 68:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 As smoke is blown away in the wind,
so will they be blown away.
As wax melts away before a flame,
so will the wicked perish before God.
4 But those who are righteous will rejoice;
they will exult before God,
crying out with great delight.
5 [a]Sing to God, sing praise to his name;[b]
exalt him who rides upon the clouds.
Rejoice in the presence of this God
whose name is the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:5 This second part calls for God to be praised as savior.
- Psalm 68:5 Name: see notes on Pss 5:12; 8:1. Who rides upon the clouds: the psalmist applies to Yahweh the image of the Canaanite storm-god Baal riding to battle on storm clouds; he thus stresses that Yahweh rather than Baal is the exalted God who makes the storm clouds his chariot (see v. 34; Pss 18:10f; 104:3; Deut 33:26; Isa 19:1; Hab 3:8; Mt 26:64).
Psalm 68:3-5
New International Version
Psalm 68:3-5
New International Version
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(A) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
New International Version (NIV)
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