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Verse Psalms 68:27. _THERE_ IS _LITTLE BENJAMIN_] This is a
description of another part of the procession....
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THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN - In that solemn procession. That is, the
tribe of Benjamin is “represented” there; or, there are in the
procession those who are connected with that tribe. The name
“little”...
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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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BENJAMIN. The least of the tribes, and last on the jasper stone of
Aaron's breastplate. Compare Exodus 28:20. Jasper is the first Stone
in the foundations of Revelation 21:19.
AND THEIR COUNCIL. thei...
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These verses describe a solemn procession of thanksgiving to the
Temple. But is it past, present, or future? Delitzsch is right when he
says that it is "not the rejoicing over a victory lately won, no...
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The representatives of four tribes are specified as taking part in the
procession. Judah and Benjamin naturally represent the South.
Jerusalem was on the boundary between them; and the Temple was in t...
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THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN WITH _THEIR RULER_— There is no need of
this supplemental preposition _with;_ for as Benjamin is styled
_little,_ because he was the least of the tribes, so he is called
their...
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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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_THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN WITH THEIR RULER, THE PRINCES OF JUDAH AND
THEIR COUNCIL, THE PRINCES OF ZEBULUN, AND THE PRINCES OF NAPHTALI._
There is little Benjamin (with) their ruler, the princes of J...
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_WITH_ THEIR RULER] RV 'their ruler,' the tribe from which the first
king was taken (1 Samuel 9:21).
COUNCIL] 'company.' Zebulon and Naphtali (see Judges 5:18) represent
the northern kingdom, Benjami...
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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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(24-27) These hopes of national deliverance are kept alive in the
worship of the sanctuary, which the poet now proceeds to describe. A
solemn procession advances to the Temple, and we have a descripti...
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THERE IS... — The procession is apparently a representative one. and
the conjecture is probable which refers the selection of Zebulun and
Naphtali to their prominence in Deborah’s song. Benjamin may o...
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_[Psalms 68:28]_ שָׁ֤ם בִּנְיָמִ֨ן ׀ צָעִ֡יר
רֹדֵ֗ם שָׂרֵ֣י...
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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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There [is] (x) little Benjamin [with] their (y) ruler, the princes of
Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes
of Naphtali.
(x) Benjamin is called little, because he was t...
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_Wounds. The enemy persecuted Christ even after his death, opening his
side, spreading false reports, and guarding his tomb. (Calmet) --- God
ordained his death for the good of man: but they sought it...
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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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THERE [IS] LITTLE BENJAMIN, [WITH] THEIR RULER,.... Or who is "their
ruler" y; that is, in the congregations or churches, where he was a
ruler; or in the procession, the triumphal progress of Christ i...
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There [is] little Benjamin [with] their ruler, the princes of Judah
[and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of
Naphtali.
Ver. 27. _There is little Benjamin with their ruler_] T...
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_There is little Benjamin_ Present in this solemn pomp of carrying the
ark to Zion, under the conduct of David their king. That tribe is
called _little_, partly because it was the youngest, as being
d...
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THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
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There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the conqueror of the
enemies mentioned before, THE PRINCES OF JUDAH AND THEIR COUNCIL, the
band of the leaders in Israel, THE PRINCES OF ZEBULON, AND THE PRI...
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AND THEIR COUNCIL:
Or, with their company...
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22-28 The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of
Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all
believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as the...
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THERE IS present in this solemn pomp of carrying the ark to Zion,
under the conduct of David their king, LITTLE BENJAMIN. That tribe is
called _little_, partly because it was the youngest, as being
de...
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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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_Bless ye God in the congregations, oven the Lord, from the fountain
of Israel, etc._
PUBLIC WORSHIP
I. Expound the passage.
1. Israel had ordinary congregations every Sabbath and national ones
thr...
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_They have seen Thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King,
in the sanctuary._
THE PROGRESS OF DIVINE TRUTH IN THE WORLD
I. Some men merely witness the progress of Divine truth (Psalms
68:...
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_Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God
of our salvation._
GOD AS THE DELIVERER OF HIS PEOPLE
I. A liberal dispenser of daily blessings (Psalms 68:19). “Daily
beareth o...
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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 68:24 These verses describe a PROCESSION of
Israelites, which consists of SINGERS, followed by VIRGINS PLAYING
TAMBOURINES, with the
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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 12:16; 1 Chronicles 12:29; 1 Chronicles 15:3; 1
Chronicles 27:12;...
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There is — Present in this solemn pomp of carrying the ark to Zion.
Little — Called little, because it was exceedingly diminished, and
almost extinguished under the Judges, Judges 20:35, Judges 21:3 &...