E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 68:6
setteth the solitary in families = bringeth absent ones home. the rebellious = rebellious ones. dwell = have [ever] dwelt. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 68:6
Psalms 68:6. God setteth the solitary in families— Literally, God causeth them to sit down into a family. The word יחידים iech-idim, rendered solitary, signifies such as are left alone, and destitute of help; and seems to imply those whose fathers and families were destroyed either in Egypt, or in passing through the wilderness, by their enemies. Even these, God will cause to sit down, each of them into a family; or bless them with a numerous posterity, and with a safe and comfortable enjoyment... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 68:6
6. setteth the solitary in families—literally, "settleth the lonely" (as wanderers) "at home." Though a general truth, there is perhaps allusion to the wandering and settlement of the Israelites. rebellious dwell in a dry land—removed from all the comforts of home. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 68:1-6
1. A prayer for God to scatter His enemies 68:1-6 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 68:1-35
Psalms 68David reviewed God’s dealings with Israel to memorialize God’s faithfulness to His people (cf. Judges 5). He traced Israel’s history from the wilderness wanderings to his own capture of Jerusalem. As a mighty commander, God had led His oppressed people into the glorious future He had promised them. In the process He overcame many strong foes."The theme of this magnificent Psalm is the march of God to victory. It traces the establishment of His kingdom in the past; it looks forward to... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 68:4-6
The psalmist pictured Yahweh as a majestic warrior riding His chariot through the desert wilderness. The native Canaanites described Baal as riding a chariot through the sky. David may have intended his description of the Lord to be a polemic against Baal.God’s special care for the weak and vulnerable is praiseworthy. He led Israel, a nation of prisoners, into the prosperity of the Promised Land. Those who failed to follow His lead ended up dying in the wilderness. This group included Israel’s... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 68:1-35
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 (Judges 5), and presents several parallels with the exilic prophecy of Isaiah 40-66. It may be assigned with some probability to the close of the exile, in which case it is to be regarded as a triumphant anticipation of God’s victory over His enemies in the restoration of His people from the... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 68:6
(6) Solitary . . .—This might refer to the childless (comp. Psalms 113:9), but it is better, in connection with the next clause, to think of the exiles scattered and dispersed, and who are by the Divine arm brought home.With chains.—The Hebrew word is peculiar to this passage, and is derived by the Rabbis from a root meaning to bind. Modern scholars give “to prosper” as the meaning of the root, and render, he bringeth the captives into prosperity.But.—Literally, only.Rebellious.—As in Psalms... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 68:1-35
The Book of Ruth Psalms 68:6 These words express in the shortest possible compass the main lesson of the book of Ruth. It is rather a matter for rejoicing that the lovely pastoral, in which Ruth the Moabitess is the principal figure, forms no part of the record of that anarchic and sanguinary era, so that we take it up as an independent whole, complete in itself. Coming to it, indeed, after the violence and disorder of which the book of Judges is full, is like passing from scenes of battle and... read more
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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