Psalms 68

68 ¹Make our Papa rise up; make im enemies scatter, and make dem wey hate am run comot for im front. ²As smoke dey blow comot, so drive dem comot; as wax dey melt for front of fire, so make di wicked people perish for front of our Papa. ³But make di correct-and-holy people happy; make dem rejoice for front of our Papa; make dem shout with joy. ⁴Sing to our Papa, sing praise to im name; lift up song to am wey dey ride pass di desert—im name na our Papa—and dey glad for im front. ⁵Na papa to di pikin wey no get papa, and defender of widow, na our Papa be dat for im holy dwelling place. ⁶Our Papa dey settle di lonely person for house; e dey lead di prisoners comot go prosperity, but di stubborn people dey live for dry land. ⁷O our Papa, wen you comot go for front of your people, wen you march pass di wasteland, ⁸di earth shake, di heavens pour down rain for front of our Papa, di One of Sinai, for front of di Papa of Israel. ⁹O our Papa, you pour down plenty rain; you restore your inheritance wen e don tire finish. ¹⁰Your flock find place to dwell inside am; for your goodness, O our Papa, you provide for di people wey dey need. ¹¹Di Sovereign Papa give di word; di company of women wey dey proclaim di good news, dem plenty well well: ¹²Kings of army dey run, dem dey run, and she wey stay for house dey share di plunder. ¹³Even as you lie down among di sheepfolds—di wings of dove wey silver cover, im feathers dey shine with gold. ^a a v13 Di dove wey dey shine fit picture di glory of God im people even wen dem dey rest, or di rich spoil wey dem carry come house from victory. ¹⁴Wen di Almighty scatter kings for dat place, snow fall for Zalmon. ¹⁵O majestic mountain, mountain of Bashan; O mountain wey get plenty peak, mountain of Bashan! ¹⁶Why you dey look with envy, O mountains wey get plenty peak, at di mountain wey our Papa desire for im dwelling place? Yes, our Papa go dwell dia forever. ¹⁷Di chariots of our Papa na tens of thousands, thousands upon thousands; di Sovereign Papa dey among dem; Sinai dey for di sanctuary. ¹⁸You climb go high place, dey lead plenty captives for your back; you receive gifts from di people, even among di stubborn ones, so dat our Papa fit dwell dia. ^b b v18 Paul quote dis verse about Jesus — wen e ascend, e lead captives free and give gifts to im people (Ephesians 4:8). Di victory wey di psalm dey sing of our Papa, na through di Pikin dem win am and share am. ¹⁹Blessing dey for di Sovereign Papa, day by day; e dey carry us—di Papa of our salvation.

²⁰Our Papa na di One wey dey save us; and to di Sovereign Papa di ways to escape from death belong. ²¹But our Papa go break di heads of im enemies, di hairy crown of am wey dey waka for im guilty ways.

²²Di Sovereign Papa talk say, “I go bring dem back from Bashan; I go bring dem back from di deep part of di sea, ²³so dat you fit wash your feet inside dia blood, so dat di tongue of your dogs fit get dia own share from di enemy.”

²⁴Dem see your procession, O our Papa, di procession of my Papa, my King, enter di sanctuary. ²⁵Di singers dey for front, di musicians dey for back, between dem young women dey play tambourine: ²⁶Bless our Papa for di great congregation; bless our Papa, una wey come from Israel im fountain! ²⁷Benjamin dey dia, di youngest, dey lead dem, di princes of Judah for dia crowd, di princes of Zebulun, di princes of Naphtali. ²⁸Your Papa don decree your strength; show your power, O our Papa, as you don act for us before. ²⁹Because of your temple for Jerusalem, kings go bring gifts come give you. ³⁰Rebuke di beast of di reeds, di herd of bulls with di calves of di peoples. Trample under foot dem wey dey lust after silver; scatter di peoples wey dey enjoy war. ^c c v30 Di beast of di reeds fit be crocodile or hippopotamus — na ancient symbol for Egypt wey dey hide inside di reeds of River Nile. ³¹Messengers go come from Egypt; Cush go hurry stretch out her hands to our Papa. ³²Kingdoms of di earth, sing to our Papa; sing praise to di Sovereign Papa, ³³to am wey dey ride for di heavens, di ancient heavens—listen, e dey send out im voice, im mighty voice. ³⁴Give power to our Papa, wey im majesty dey over Israel and wey im strength dey for di skies. ³⁵Our Papa great pass, from im sanctuary; di Papa of Israel—na him be di One wey dey give power and strength to im people. Blessing dey for our Papa!