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Verse Psalms 68:31. _ETHIOPIA SHALL SOON STRETCH OUT HER HANDS UNTO
GOD._] This verse had its literal fulfilment under Solomon, when Egypt
formed an alliance with that king by his marriage with Phara...
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PRINCES SHALL COME OUT OF EGYPT - That is, Shall come and acknowledge
the true God. Egypt is referred to here as one of the most prominent
of the foreign nations then known; and the idea is, that the...
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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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ETHIOPIA. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for
Ethiopians.
STRETCH OUT HER HANDS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of
Adjunct), either for bringing presents, as in Psalms 68:29, or...
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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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_Princes_ Or, magnates. LXX πρέσβεις, _ambassadors_. The word
occurs here only, and is of doubtful meaning.
_shall soon stretch out_&c. R.V., shall haste to stretch out her hands
unto God, either in t...
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PRINCES SHALL COME OUT OF EGYPT, &C.— Rather, _Let princes
come;—Let Ethiopia stretch,_ &c. The word חשׁמנים
_chashmanniim,_ rendered _princes,_ signifies a princely person,
accompanied by a numerous...
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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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EGYPT] as Israel's ancient enemy. ETHIOPIA] as one of the remotest of
lands.
33, 34 Cp. Deuteronomy 33:26....
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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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_[Psalms 68:32]_ יֶאֱתָ֣יוּ חַ֭שְׁמַנִּים
מִנִּ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם כּ֥וּשׁ
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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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Princes shall come out (b) of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out
her hands unto God.
(b) He prophecies that the Gentiles will come to the true knowledge
and worship of God....
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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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31._Princes shall come out of Egypt. _He resumes the strain of
thanksgiving, and confirms what he had previously asserted, that kings
would come and pay tribute unto God. The examples which he brings...
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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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PRINCES SHALL COME OUT OF EGYPT,.... The Vulgate Latin and all the
Oriental versions render it "ambassadors". This verse is a prophecy of
the conversion of the Gentiles, under the names of Egypt and E...
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Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her
hands unto God.
Ver. 31. _Princes shall come out of Egypt_] The Gentiles shall one day
be called, and caused _Deum verum cognoscer...
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_Princes shall come out of Egypt_ The word חשׁמנים,
_chashmannim_, here rendered _princes_, is not found elsewhere in the
Scriptures, and therefore its precise meaning is not certainly known.
Elias, a...
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THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
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Princes shall come out of Egypt, magnates submitting themselves to the
rule of the Messiah. ETHIOPIA SHALL SOON STRETCH OUT HER HANDS UNTO
GOD, offering tribute to the King of grace....
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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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EGYPT, ETHIOPIA: he names only these, as the great and ancient enemies
of God, and of his people, and as a most wicked, and idolatrous, and
incorrigible sort of men; see JEREMIAH 13:23 AMOS 9:7; but b...
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Psalms 68:31 Envoys H2831 out H857 (H8799) Egypt H4714 Ethiopia H3568
out H7323 (H8686) hands H3027 God...
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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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_Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God._
ETHIOPIA’S APPEAL
Ethiopia is a woman who, after the manner of the poets, represents the
whole race of the Ethiopians, just as Britannia, in our...
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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 Kings 8:22; Acts 8:27; Isaiah 19:18; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 60:6;...
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Ethiopia — He names these, as the ancient enemies of God, and of his
people; but by them he understands all other nations of the like
character. Unto God — Begging mercy of him. This prophecy, as also...