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Psalms 68:3
But the righteous will be glad
from God’s Enemies Are Scattered, Psalms 68:1-35
What it says

The wicked perish before God like smoke blown away or wax melting before fire.

What it is doing

This verse intensifies the fragility of opposition to God's presence.

In context

1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. 2As smoke is blown away, 3But the righteous will be glad 4Sing to God! 5A father of the fatherless 6God settles the lonely in families; 7O God, when You went out before Your people, 8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain 9You sent abundant rain, O God; 10Your flock settled therein; 11The Lord gives the command; 12“Kings and their armies flee in haste; 13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, 14When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, 15A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; 16Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? 17The chariots of God are tens of thousands — 18You have ascended on high; 19Blessed be the Lord, 20Our God is a God of deliverance; 21Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, 22The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, 23that your foot may be dipped 24They have seen Your procession, O God — 25The singers lead the way, 26Bless God in the great congregation; 27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, 28Summon Your power, O God; 29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem 30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, 31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; 32Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; 33to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; 34Ascribe the power to God, 35O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary;