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Psalms 68
The Great Redemption Accomplished
_ 1. The introduction (Psalms 68:1)_
2. The proclamation of His Name and of ‘His acts (Psalms 68:4)
3. A historic review ...
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LXVIII. A SONG OF TRIUMPH. The most difficult of all the Pss. In some
places the text is so corrupt that it defies any attempt at
emendation, and the VSS give little, if any, help. The historical
allu...
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BECAUSE OF THY TEMPLE. See note above.
AT JERUSALEM. unto Jerusalem (commencing. new line) shall kings bring
presents, &c....
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The purpose and sequel of the restoration of Israel is the conversion
of the world; and the Psalmist now prays that God will display His
strength and subdue all opposition, and sees the noblest of the...
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_Because of thy temple at Jerusalem_ To the age of the Return the
restored Temple was the visible symbol and proof that Jehovah had come
back to His ancient dwelling-place (Psalms 122:9). It was to be...
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PSALMS 68
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Glimpses of Jehovah's Visible Reign over Israel and the Nations.
ANALYSIS
(See Headlines insetted in text.)
(Lm.) By DavidPsalm Song.
(DIVISION ITHE KING: HIS PROWESS...
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_THY GOD HATH COMMANDED THY STRENGTH: STRENGTHEN, O GOD, THAT WHICH
THOU HAST WROUGHT FOR US._
-The glorious deliverances vouchsafed to His people, by God dwelling
in Zion, give an earnest of the fut...
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This is one of the grandest of the Pss., but its origin and date are
involved in much obscurity. It contains expressions borrowed from the
Blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33) and the Song of Deborah (J...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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KINGS. — This verse is a strong argument for referring the psalm
either to the time of the rebuilding of the Temple, or its
re-dedication after the pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes....
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_[Psalms 68:30]_ מֵֽ֭ הֵיכָלֶךָ עַל
־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְךָ֤...
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Psalms 68:1
THIS superb hymn is unsurpassed, if not unequalled, in grandeur, lyric
fire, and sustained rush of triumphant praise. It celebrates a
victory; but it is the victory of the God who enters a...
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THE GOD OF THE WHOLE EARTH
Psalms 68:26
The constituent parts of the procession are now described, and in
these closing verses the triumphal note rings out. It tells of the
confidence of Israel in h...
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This psalm sings the praise of the God of deliverances. It opens with
a song of pure praise (verses Psa 68:1-6). This is then justified by a
review of God's past dealings with His people (verses Psa 6...
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(z) Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto
thee.
(z) Declare out of your holy palace your power for the defence of your
Church Jerusalem....
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Living. Let them die. (Grotius) --- If we understand the book of the
predestinate to life eternal, and not merely to present and mutable
justice, (Tirinus) God never blots any out. But though they fal...
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Is not this a similar address, from the Father to the Son, to what we
meet with, Psalms 45:6, and which the Holy Ghost hath explained
Hebrews 1:6 ? And if so, what a glorious view doth it afford of Go...
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Psalms 68 follows on these psalms, being the celebration of the
introduction of Israel into the position spoken of in them. Still it
has a complete and individual character of its own. It begins with...
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BECAUSE OF THY TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM,.... Not the material temple there,
which was not in being in David's time, but was built by his son, and
destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar; and though it was rebuilt by Z...
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Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto
thee.
Ver. 29. _Because of thy temple_] Or, out of thy temple at Jerusalem,
_q.d._ strengthen us out of thy temple, out of the fulne...
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_Because of thy temple at Jerusalem_ The tabernacle erected there by
David, in which the ark was now placed; or rather, the temple which he
foresaw would be built, and which he knew would be very magn...
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Because of Thy Temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto
Thee, pledging the Messiah their obedience and allegiance, the prophet
here looking forward to the spread of the Messianic kingdom am...
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THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
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29-31 A powerful invitation is given to those that are without, to
join the church. Some shall submit from fear; overcome by their
consciences, and the checks of Providence, they are brought to make...
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THY TEMPLE; either,
1. The old tabernacle which then was; which is oft called by this
name. But that was now at Gibeon, not at Jerusalem. Or rather,
2. The temple which Solomon should build, which Da...
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Psalms 68:29 temple H1964 Jerusalem H3389 Kings H4428 bring H2986
(H8686) presents H7862
Because -...
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This was a Psalm sung, at the removing of the ark, when it was taken
up to its resting-place on Mount Zion. All the tribes were gathered
together, and, in full pomp, they marched along, bearing the sa...
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CONTENTS: Prayer against enemies and for God's people. All called upon
to praise God for His greatness and goodness.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The glory of Zion's King is that He is a Savi...
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This psalm is the _Carmen seculare_ of the Hebrews, and far surpasses
the _Te Deum_ of the christians. It has justly been eulogized in the
whole succession of theological composition,. The song bursts...
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_Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which
Thou hast wrought for us._
THE MORAL FORCE OF GOD
I. Subjugating men.
1. Commanding kings (Psalms 68:29).
2. Subjugating enemies...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:1. This is a celebration of God’s
continued care and protection. It remembers how God led his people
through the wilderness into their inheritance. The celebration does
n...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:28 The defeat of the Gentile enemies (here
described as fierce wild animals) is a good thing. Their greedy and
bloody intentions (v. Psalms 68:30) are stopped. As a result of
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_A Psalm or Song of David_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 48.
The Superscription does not mention the occasion...
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EXPOSITION
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 t...
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Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate
him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as
wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the pre...
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1 Chronicles 17:4; 1 Chronicles 22:7; 1 Chronicles 28:10; 1 Chronicles
29:3;...
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thy temple — The temple which Solomon shall build. Kings — Kings
of the Gentiles: which was done in part, in the times of Solomon and
Hezekiah, but more fully when the Lord was come into his temple....