"Let God Arise and His Enemies Be Scattered" - Biblical Source For This Song And Examples From The USA, The Bahamas, & The UK

BrothaRollins, Sep 11, 2020

Dr. AB Sutton Jr Singing Let God Arise

Let God Arise

Let God Arise

Let God Arise

Let God Arise

Let His Enemies be scattered

But let the righteous be glad

Yes! Let them rejoice with Gladness

God has triumphed mightily

Let God Arise

Let God Arise, Arise

Let God Arise

Let God Arise (Let His enemies)

Let His enemies be scattered

And let the righteous be glad

Yes! Let them rejoice with gladness

God has triumph mightily

Let God Arise

Let God Arise (Let God Arise)

Let God Arise

Let God Arise (Let God Arise)

Let God Arise (Let God Arise)

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases three YouTube videos of the song "Let God Arise" (And His Enemies Be Scattered). These examples are from the Black worship traditions in the United States, The Bahamas, and The United Kingdom. This song has been and is still sung in other Black and non-Black worship traditions in those nations and elsewhere throughout the world.*

This post also presents the lyrics to the song "Let God Arise" as well as an excerpt from the  Wikipedia page about this song.

*The Addendum of this song showcases an example of this song that is sung by three (White American) Orthodox Christian families.  

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - The Church of God National Praise & Worship Team "Let God Arise"

Bahamas Gospel Music Awards 242, Aug 31, 2021  #GospelMusic #Bahamas #BGMA21

The COG National Praise and Worship Team blazed the BGMA Stage with their Rake N Scrape/Junkanoo mixed with a Traditional Sound arrangement of this Classic. #BGMA21 #Bahamas #GospelMusic #BahamianGospelArtist

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - HPAC - Let God Arise 🎵

Hackney Pentecostal Apostolic Church, Sep 10, 2023

Hackney Pentecostal Apostolic Church , London (borough of Hackney) United Kingdom

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RELIGIOUS SONG "LET GOD ARISE" (AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_68
"Psalm 68 (or Psalm 67 in Septuagint and Vulgate numbering) is "the most difficult and obscure of all the psalms."[1] In the English of the King James Version it begins "Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered". In the Latin Vulgate version it begins "Exsurgat Deus et dissipentur inimici eius".[2] It has 35 verses (36 according to Hebrew numbering). Methodist writer Arno C. Gaebelein calls it "The Great Redemption Accomplished" and describes it as "one of the greatest Psalms".[3]

Psalm 68 is used in both Jewish and Christian liturgies, and also in that of Ethiopianist new religious movements such as Rastafari.[citation needed] It has often been set to music, such as Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Exurgat Deus (H.215) in Latin around 1690, for soloists, chorus, two treble instruments and continuo. Handel used verses 11 and 18 in his 1742 oratorio Messiah (HWV 56).

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King James Version

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

2. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

4. Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him"...
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This Wikipedia page quotes Psalm 68 verses 1-35.

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ADDENDUM - Three Orthodox Christian Families Sing Let God Arise (Paschal Stichera)

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Nuilas, Apr 21, 20239,734 views • Apr 21, 2023

Our Family sang this off-the-cuff with the family of Father Justin and Presbytera Seraphima at the Saint Xenia Temple in Payson, Utah during Bright Week 2023. Christ is Risen!

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