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Verse Psalms 68:22. _FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA_] All this seems to
speak of the defeat of the Egyptians, and the miraculous passage of
the Red Sea....
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THE LORD SAID, I WILL BRING AGAIN FROM BASHAN - On the situation of
Bashan, see the notes at Psalms 68:15. There may be an allusion here
to the victory achieved over Og, king of Bashan, in the time of...
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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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I WILL BRING. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_, for emphasis. I will
surely bring.
MY PEOPLE. Supply the _Ellipsis_ from the context: "I will surely
bring [mine enemies] from" wherever they may have fled...
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The second part of the Psalm (19 35) begins here. From reviewing the
triumphs of God in the past the Psalmist turns to the present and the
future. God is an ever-present Saviour; He will take vengeanc...
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_The Lord said_ The Psalmist either quotes some ancient promise, like
that of Numbers 21:34, or proclaims a fresh message from God with the
authority and in the language of a prophet: _The Lord saith_...
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THE LORD SAID, I WILL BRING AGAIN FROM BASHAN, &C.— Abner, in his
conference with the elders of Israel, tells them, _The Lord hath
spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save...
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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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_THE LORD SAID, I WILL BRING AGAIN FROM BASHAN, I WILL BRING MY PEOPLE
AGAIN FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA:_
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan; I will bring (my
people) again from the depths...
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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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BRING; _my people_] RV 'bring _them,_' i.e. Israel's enemies, who will
be gathered for vengeance from the most inaccessible hiding places.
Bashan was a country of intricate and rocky retreats....
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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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I WILL BRING. — The meaning of this verse is very obscure. It is
plainly another fragment of some ancient song quoted, we can hardly
doubt, with reference to the return from captivity. “Bashan” and
th...
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(19-23) The abrupt transition from the scene of triumph just described
to the actual reality of things which the psalmist now for the first
time faces, really gives the key to the intention of the poe...
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_[Psalms 68:23]_ אָמַ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי מִ בָּשָׁ֣ן
אָשִׁ֑יב...
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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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THEIR MIGHTY DELIVERER
Psalms 68:12
The processional march still continues. Presently Mount Zion comes in
sight, and the neighboring hills are depicted as eying it enviously
for its selection in pref...
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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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Food. Tertullian reads "drink;" which agrees better with gall. Yet it
might be mixed with food, (Calmet) with wine and myrrh, which were
given to our Saviour, when he arrived at Calvary, as vinegar wa...
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In allusion to the bringing the church out of Egypt at the first, the
Lord here speaks of bringing the church again, with a far greater
deliverance, from the depths of danger, by the triumphs of redem...
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22._The Lord said, I will bring back from Bashan. _That the Israelites
might not be led to take an irreligious and self-glorious view of
their victories; that they might look to God as the author of t...
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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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THE LORD SAID,.... Within himself, in his own heart; he resolved upon
it in his mind; or he said it in council and in covenant; he undertook
and engaged to do what follows; or he spoke of it in promis...
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The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [my
people] again from the depths of the sea:
Ver. 22. _The Lord said_] That is assurance good enough.
_ I will bring again from Bashan_] O...
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_The Lord said_ Purposed within himself, and promised by divers of his
prophets, though not in the same words which are here used: see 2
Samuel 4:8. _I will bring again from Bashan_ I will repeat my a...
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THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
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The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, the wild fastnesses of
the mountainous region east of Jordan, I WILL BRING MY PEOPLE, rather,
"the enemies," AGAIN FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA; for whethe...
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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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THE LORD SAID; either within himself, he purposed or he promised; for
so he had done by divers of his prophets, though not in the same words
which are here used, yet to the same purpose. I WILL BRING...
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Psalms 68:22 Lord H136 said H559 (H8804) back H7725 (H8686) Bashan
H1316 back H7725 (H8686) depths...
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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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_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 68:19 The SALVATION here involves military
victories (STRIKE THE HEADS; STRIKE YOUR FEET IN THEIR BLOOD)....
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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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Exodus 14:22; Exodus 14:29; Ezekiel 36:24; Hosea 1:10; Hosea 1:11;...
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Bring again — I will give my people as great deliverances as I
formerly did, when I saved them from Og, king of Bashan. The sea —
From the Egyptians at the Red Sea....