Psalm 68 - Book of Praise for the Guitar
Psalm 68----- "Book of Praise" Anglo Genevan Psalter -------for Guitar
1.) D……....A.D..............G…D God shall arise, and by His might D...G..D...A.D.......G...D G..D.....G....D..........A.....D D……....A.....D......................G…D D...G..D...A...D.........G.D G....D.....G....D..........A.....D D……......A.................G..........D D…….........A.......G.......D D…G…........D...G...D A…D…G...D.....G...D.......A D…G…A.......D...A.......G.........D D…..A.D…G...D...A.D |
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But let the just with joyful voice In God's victorious might rejoice; Let them exult before Him! O sing to God, His praise proclaim And raise a psalm unto His Name; In joyful songs adore Him. Lift up your voice and sing aloud To Him who rides upon the clouds High in the spacious heavens. The LORD, that is His glorious Name. Sing unto Him with loud acclaim; To Him be glory given.
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The Father to the fatherless, Defence of widows in distress, Is in His habitation. He in the goodness of His grace Gives lonely ones a dwelling-place; He grants them consolation. He leads the captive out to see The joys of new-found liberty, For bounteous is God's mercy. But who against Him dare rebel Most certainly with famine dwell: Their land is dry and thirsty.
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When through the desert's solitude Thou to Thy people's multitude Didst show a path to travel, The rain poured down, the earth did quake, Yes, even Sinai's base did shake Before the God of Israel. Rain in abundance Thou, O God, Upon Thy host didst shed abroad, Thy heritage reviving. Thy flock has found a dwelling there: Thou to Thy poor didst show Thy care, For all their needs providing. |
5.) When God but speaks His mighty word, Great is the host whose shouts are heard: "The kings have fled like cattle!" The women who at home abide, Yes, even they the spoil divide, Gained by their men in battle. See here the wealth which they did bring: Now silver decks a pigeon's wings And glistening gold its feathers. Before the LORD the kings all fled As snow is on Mount Zalmon spread By blasts of stormy weather.
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O mount of Bashan, massive height, Far higher than all peaks in sight, So great and elevated! O you, whose tops are seen from far, Whose peaks so high and numerous are, So glorious and elated! Why do you still with envy look At Zion's mount, which God once took And made His throne's location? God has desired this mountain fair For His abode, and always there Will have His habitation. |
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With mighty chariotry untold, His host ten thousand thousandfold, The LORD came to His nation. >From Sinai's mount He made His way To Zion, which He made for aye His Holy habitation. Thou didst, O LORD, ascend again, With many captives in Thy train And gifts from men obtaining, >From even those who did rebel, That here the LORD our God may dwell, Here evermore remaining.
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8.) Blest be the LORD, who on our way Provides for us, and day by day Upholds us by His power. God of Salvation is His Name; This glorious Name shall we proclaim. He is our shield and tower. Our God, the LORD, is strong to save From mortal danger, from the grave And every cruel oppression. But God will crush the head of foes, The hairy crown of him who goes In ways of foul transgression. |
9.) The LORD has said, "From where they are, Yes, even though it be from far, From Bashan I will guide them And bring them back by My own hand, Returning them from distant lands, Though ocean depths should hide them, That you may bathe your feet in blood Of those who bear the wrath of God For all their sinful actions; In blood of foes, whom none can save, Your dogs their eager tongues will lave Unto their satisfaction. |
10.) Thy solemn throngs are gathered here; To God, my King, do they draw near. They come with sounding cymbals: The singers first, the minstrels last; And in among them, filing past, The maidens play their timbrels. In this great congregation's throng Bless all the LORD in joyful song, O Jacob's generation! See, Benjamin, though least, leads on The chiefs of Judah and Zebulun And Naphtali's whole nation. |
11.) To Thee Thy strength has glory brought. Show now Thy might, Thou who hast wrought For us so great a treasure! Because of Thy great temple here Kings in Jerusalem appear With bounties in great measure. Rebuke the beasts among the reeds, Both bulls and calves, those filled with greed, All that in wars take pleasure. Let bronze be brought from Egypt's land; To God let Ethiopia's hand Stretch out to give its treasure. |
12.) Praise God and magnify His worth, O kings and kingdoms of the earth! Unto the LORD sing praises, To Him who in the heavens rides, Who in the ancient skies resides, >From whence His voice He raises. Ascribe then strength to God alone, Whose glory is in Israel known, Whose might is in the heavens. He from His temple terror sows, But on His people strength bestows. To God let praise be given. |