诗篇 68:4-5 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:5

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God. A defender, i . e ; of the oppressed and downtrodden (comp. Isaiah 1:17 ). In his holy habitation. The heavenly and not the earthly dwelling place—whether tabernacle or temple—seems to be intended. God from his holy seat in the highest heaven pours clown his grace and mercy, his defence and protection, on all those who specially need his aid. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:5-6

Comfort for the desolate. I. EARTHLY CROSSES . What significance in the terms "fatherless" and "widows"! They tell of death, of war and pestilence and famine, of desolated homes and broken hearts and innumerable sorrows. Then in "the solitary," all the ills of life seem gathered up. II. HEAVENLY COMFORTS . It is a great comfort to believe that there is a God who made the world, and cares for the world that he has made. But there is much more here. God is represented as not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 68:4

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name - That is, to him; the name being often put for the person himself. The repetition denotes intensity of desire; a wish that God might be praised with the highest praises.Extol him - The word here rendered “extol” - סלל sâlal - means to lift up, to raise, to raise up, as into a heap or mound; and especially to cast up and prepare a way, or to make a way level before an army by casting up earth; that is, to prepare a way for an army. See the notes at... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 68:5

A father of the fatherless - Or, of orphans. Compare Psalms 10:14, Psalms 10:18. That is, God takes the place of the parent. See Jeremiah 49:11 : “Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.” This is one of the most tender appellations that could be given to God, and conveys one of the most striking descriptions that can be given of his character. We see his greatness, his majesty, his power, in the worlds that he has made - in the storm, the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 68:4

Psalms 68:4. Sing unto God, &c. “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; who, deriving being from none, gives it to all, and who, as Redeemer of his people, is exalted above the heavens, and all the powers therein, above the gods of the nations; is acknowledged and glorified by saints and angels; feared and trembled at by ungodly men and evil spirits.”... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 68:5-6

Psalms 68:5-6. A father of the fatherless He now proceeds to mention some of the reasons for which God is to be praised. Of these this is one, that he is the patron of such as are injured and oppressed, and have not power to help themselves; is God in his holy habitation In his tabernacle, or rather, in heaven. Though he is in a peculiar manner present and dwells there, yet the eyes of his fatherly providence and care run to and fro through the earth, to observe and help his people when... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 68:1-35

Psalms 68:0 The God of IsraelThis magnificent hymn of praise and triumph was no doubt written for some special occasion. It may have been the occasion on which David brought the ark to Jerusalem (see introductory notes to Psalms 24:0), but its language makes the psalm suitable for much wider use.When God fights for his people, their enemies are as helpless before them as smoke before wind or wax before fire. Nothing can stop him as he rides out to do battle (1-4). God is on the side of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 68:4

JAH. See App-4 . Compare Exodus 15:2 . The Divine Titles enrich this Psalm: Elohim occurs twenty-six times, because the Psalm has to do with the scattering of His enemies. The first occurrence of JAH is in Exodus 15:2 , and in the Psalms this first occurrence is in the second, or Exodus book. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 68:5

holy habitation: i.e. which David had prepared for the Ark on Zion. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 68:4

GOD EXTOLLED AS THE HELPER OF THE HELPLESS"Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,Is God in his holy habitation.God setteth the solitary in families:He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity;But the rebellious dwell in a parched land.""For him that rideth though the deserts" (Psalms 68:4). This mighty one who rides through the deserts... read more