Psalms 68:1

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“God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.”

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BSBPD

“God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To the Overseer. --A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God--scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 68:1 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
  2. Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
  3. Deuteronomy 7:10But those who hate Him He repays to their faces with destruction; He will not hesitate to repay to his face the one who hates Him.
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:41Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
  5. Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
  6. Psalms 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
  7. Psalms 44:26Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
  8. Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
  9. Psalms 68:14When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
  10. Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
  11. Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.
  12. Psalms 89:10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
  13. Psalms 132:8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
  14. Isaiah 33:3The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.
  15. Isaiah 41:15Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
  16. Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
  17. Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
  18. Ezekiel 5:2When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.
  19. Ezekiel 12:14And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
  20. Daniel 2:35Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
  21. John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

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