Commentary for psalms 68 a prayer the greatness and goodness of god. Study the bible online using commentary on psalm 68 and more. The king is human, giving only what he has received from god. An easyenglish translation with notes about 1200 word vocabulary on psalm 68. Bible students do not know who wrote this psalm, or when. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the bible. But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before god. The translated bible text has yet to go through advanced checking.
You would do well to own and spend som time in this book and the book of genesis which is his masterpiece. If you have a bible, or can find the book of judges, read the song of. Psalm 68 niv bible may god arise, may his enemies be. He provided for them, both in the wilderness and in canaan.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is god in his holy habitation. These great blessings of life and peace, contained in that covenant, god gave to him, to levi, to aaron, to phinehas. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are. Words marked with a star are described in the word list at the end. An urgent plea for help in troubleto the chief musician. May you blow them away like smoke as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before god. Biblical commentary bible study psalm 8 introduction. Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is god in his holy habitation. Tehillim psalms chapter 68 tanakh online torah bible. Study psalm 68 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
Psalms 68 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Study the bible online using commentary on psalms 68 and more. In a sense, this is a major issue for all to acknowledge. If god bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. This is the mountain god chose for his dwelling, where the lord will surely dwell forever. I shall bless the lord this refers to public affirmation of ones faith, trust, hope, and allegiance to yhwh cf. Text from the authorized version is from swordsearcher and is the king james bible according to the cambridge university press setting, circa 1900, with words of christ indicated in red according to the scofield reference bible published by oxford. Reading cycle three see guide to good bible readingfollowing the original authors intent at paragraph level. This psalm focuses our attention on the difficulty and the brevity of life. Bible commentary on the book of psalms, chapter 146, by dr. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. A song 68 e god shall arise, his enemies shall be f scattered and those who hate him shall flee before him 2 as g smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away.
Even though their separation was only to last for a little more than three days the actual period depending on the instant that the father found it necessary to turn away from his beloved son, and even though jesus was only alive and. Read psalms 68 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Free bible commentary on the book of psalms in easy english. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation.
Psalms 107150 in one file or download in r tf format. Psalm chapter 84 jamieson, fausset, brown commentary on. Blessed be the lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the god of our salvation. Gods enemies are scattered 16 why do you gaze in envy, o mountains of many peaks. My hats off to chuck missler as he goes verse by verse expanding and enlightening the book of psalms. Book 4 psalms 90106 bible commentary theology of work. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. Aug 14, 2011 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary.
Professor emeritus of old testament luther seminary saint paul, minn. Very few preachers even touch it other than for reference. In the poetical books, however, any wild tract of country is called. I will make music to the lord, the god of israel 4 b lord, when you went out from seir. Psalm 68 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. A study of the names of god alone in the psalm establishes this second point. The jamieson, fausset, brown commentary online free at for sermon, bible study, and sunday school preparation. David guzik commentary on psalm 68 describes the victorious procession of god to zion, probably connected to the coming of the ark into jerusalem. David, having given god praise for what he had done for israel in general, as the god of israel, here comes to give him praise as zions god in a special manner.
While the superscription notes this psalm is for the use of the chief musician or choirmaster, the psalm itself is addressed to yahweh. Sing praises to the lord who dwelleth in zion, for which reason zion is called the hill of god. A royal psalm in which the israelite king, as the representative of god, is the instrument of divine justice ps 72. Let their table become a snare before them, and their wellbeing a trap. Study psalm 66 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Psalm chapter 84 jamieson, fausset, brown commentary. Psalms 68 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Psalms 68 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. Free bible commentary on the book of psalms in easy english written by gordon churchyard for missionassist. Gone like a puff of smoke,like a blob of wax in the fireone look at god and the wicked vanish. Read more share copy show footnotes a service of faithlife logos bible software.
Exalting jesus in ezranehemiah christcentered exposition commentary. Pietro bernardino, esposizione del salmo 68, 1500 uses. Psalms 68 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. David was inspired to prophesy of more details of jesus agony at this separation from his father. You turn us back to dustour years come to an end like a sigh ps. As the text stands, this verse can only be brought into harmony with the context by a certain violence to grammar. David hurt under the scorn of those who sat comfortably while he was in misery.
Exalting jesus in ezranehemiah christcentered exposition commentary hamilton jr. This book is part of a 9volume set that includes seven volumes of the sda bible commentary, the sda bible dictionary and a special supplement to the commentary, volume 7a which contains pertinent ellen g. Psalm 68 ellicotts commentary for english readers bible hub. Commentaries tend to be more direct and express the commentators views regarding the book. While psalm 68 is fraught with interpretive difficulties several oneofakind words, obscure allusions, unknown geographical locations, and a lessthanclear structure its general character and movement are clear enough. Gracious, bless, shine, way, save, people, nations, joy, harvest and awe are all special words in this psalm. Gods chariots are innumerable, and the lord rides in them to. Psalms 68 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Then the glorious march of jehovah in the wilderness is sung.
Psalms 69, new king james version nkjv the bible app. You can find book commentaries in magazines and online. This god acts with power in history, driving away enemy armies psalm 68. Psalms 68 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. By davids time it seems they served in the musical aspect of. Blessed be the lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the god of our salvation. Its literal reading is, gods chariots, two myriads of thousands, and again myriads of thousands literally, of repetition, the lord among them, sinai in holiness. It does not appear when, or upon what occasion, david penned this psalm. Read psalm 68 commentary using the treasury of david. In the greek septuagint version of the bible, and in its latin translation in the vulgate, this psalm is psalm 67 in a slightly different numbering system. These sons of korah were levites, from the family of kohath. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is god in his holy. Praise be to the lord, to god our savior, who daily bears our burdens. The prophet here exhorts the people of god to magnify with psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, the eternal and incommunicable name of him who was, and is, and is to come.
It is a hymn of praise throughout, expressing wonder that yahweh has made people a little lower than god v. Ps 70 text from the authorized version is from swordsearcher and is the king james bible according to the cambridge university press setting, circa 1900, with words of christ indicated in red according to the scofield reference bible published by oxford. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Included in this publication are the portions of text written by ellen white. Second, it reveals a growing understanding of the person of the god of israel. Sing to god, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the. Read more share copy show footnotes a service of faithlife. This is a study guide commentary, which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the bible. It uses two ideas from the old testament, one is from the book of numbers.