One of my goals in rewriting the psalter is to diminish the culture of vengeance that permeates it. In this spirit, I have rewritten Psalm 68.
Psalm 68 Let all Creatures be glad and rejoice before Goddess; let them also be merry and joyful. Sing to Goddess, sing praises to her Name; exalt her who rides upon the oceans; Thea is her Name, rejoice before her! Mother of orphans, defender of widows, Goddess in her holy habitation! Goddess gives the solitary a home and brings forth prisoners into freedom. You sent a gracious rain, O Goddess, upon your inheritance; you refreshed the land when it was weary. Your Creatures found their home in it; in your goodness, O Goddess, you have made provision for the poor. Though you lingered among the sheepfolds, you shall be like a dove whose wings are covered with silver, whose feathers are like green gold. You have gone up on high and led captivity captive; you have received gifts even from all your Creatures, that the Lady Goddess might dwell among them. Blessed be Thea day by day, the Goddess of our salvation, who bears our burdens. She is our Goddess, the Goddess of our salvation; Goddess is the Lady, by whom we escape death. They see your procession, O Goddess, your procession into the sanctuary, my Goddess and my Queen. The singers go before, musicians follow after, in the midst of maidens playing upon the hand-drums. Bless Goddess in the gathering; bless Thea, you that are of the fountain of Creation. Send forth your strength, O Goddess; establish, O Goddess, what you have wrought for us. Queens shall bring gifts to you, for your temple’s sake. Sing to Goddess, O queendoms of the earth; sing praises to Thea. She rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; she sends forth her voice, her mighty voice. Ascribe power to Goddess; her majesty is through Creation; her strength is in the skies and the earth. How wonderful is Goddess in her holy places! the Goddess of Creation giving strength and power to her Creatures! Blessed be Goddess!
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