John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families ,.... Which the Jewish writers generally understand of an increase of families, with children in lawful marriage; see Psalm 113:9 ; an instance of which we have in Abraham and Sarah; from which single or solitary ones, when joined in marriage, sprung a numerous offspring, Isaiah 51:2 . And to this sense the Targum paraphrases the words; "God is he that joins, couples single ones into a couple, as one:' some copies add, "to build an house out of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 68:1-6
In these verses, I. David prays that God would appear in his glory, 1. For the confusion of his enemies (Ps. 68:1, 2): ?Let God arise, as a judge to pass sentence upon them, as a general to take the field and do execution upon them; and let them be scattered, and flee before him, as unable to keep their ground, much less to make head against him. Let God arise, as the sun when he goes forth in his strength; and the children of darkness shall be scattered, as the shadows of the evening flee... read more