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Psalms 68

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Psalms 68 — OverviewPsalms 68 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is a most excellent psalm, but in many places the genuine sense is not easy to come at; for in this, as in some other scriptures, there are things dark and hard to be understood. It does not appear when, or…Psalms 68 — OverviewPsalms 68 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. The Targum makes the argument of this psalm to be the coming of the children of Israel out of Egypt, and the giving of the law on Mount Sinai; in which it is followed…Psalms 68:1-6Psalms 68:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses, I. David prays that God would appear in his glory, 1. For the confusion of his enemies (v. 1, 2): "Let God arise, as a judge to pass sentence upon them, as a general to take the field and do…Psalms 68:1Psalms 68:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryLet God arise, let his enemies be scattered; let them also that hate him flee before him. Compare the chant with which the ark set forth in the wilderness, "Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let…Psalms 68:1-6Psalms 68:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe subject of his grand hymn is The entry of God into his sanctuary on Zion. "These introductory verses contain the praise of God as the Almighty Destroyer of the wicked and the Deliverer of the just, and the…Psalms 68:1-35Psalms 68:1-35 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THIS psalm is one of triumphant praise and jubilation, the crown and gem of the Second Book. Professor Cheyne calls it "a patriotic and religious ode of wondrous range and compass, and in the grandest…