Psalm 68:3-5 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:3

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. When the wicked are destroyed, the righteous receive relief, and cannot but rejoice at God's goodness to them (comp. Psalms 52:6 ; Psalms 58:10 ; Psalms 64:7-10 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:3-4

Joy in God. "Let the righteous be glad," etc. The Bible, like human life, has its dark as well as bright side. Rather say, shows human life thus double-sided—half in light of happiness, knowledge, goodness; half in night of weeping. And as the earth in her path round the sun makes her own night, rolling into her own shadow; so the darkness of life results from man's turning away from God, the source of light, life, joy. No depths of sorrow so dark as those the Bible reveals. No heights of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:4

Sing unto God, sing praises to his Name (comp. Psalms 64:4 ): extol him that rideth upon the heavens. This passage is now generally translated, Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts (Hengstenberg, Kay, Dean Johnson, Professor Cheyne, Revised Version). The image is that of a king travelling through a waste, for whom a way was made beforehand (comp. Isaiah 40:3 ; Isaiah 49:11 ). By his name Jah; rather, Jah is his Name . " Jah "—the shortened form of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 68:3

But let the righteous be glad - That is, Let them be prosperous and happy; let them be under thy protecting care, and partake of thy favor. While the wicked are driven away like smoke, let the righteous live, and flourish, and be safe. Compare Psalms 32:11.Let them rejoice beore God - In the presence of God; or as admitted to his presence. The wicked will be driven far off; the righteous will be admitted to his presence, and will rejoice before him.Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice - Margin, as... 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 68:1-3

Psalms 68:1-3. Let God arise, &c. As God was in a peculiar manner present in the ark, and as his presence was the great security of the Israelitish nation from the dangers of the wilderness, and the power of their enemies, Moses addressed his prayer to him in these words whenever the ark was taken up for their several marches: see Numbers 10:35. And in these same words the singers began, when, at the command of David, the Levites first took up the ark on their shoulders to carry it from... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 68:5-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 68:3

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

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 68:1-3

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

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