There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the conqueror of the enemies mentioned before, the princes of Judah and their council, the band of the leaders in Israel, the princes of Zebulon, and the princes of Naphtali, apparently a motley crowd, a great mass, but all united in the praise of the exalted Messiah; for in the spiritual Israel the high and the lowly, the rich and the poor, unite their voices in exalting the Lord, their King.
Verse Psalms 68:27. _THERE_ IS _LITTLE BENJAMIN_] This is a description of another part of the procession....
THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN - In that solemn procession. That is, the tribe of Benjamin is “represented” there; or, there are in the procession those who are connected with that tribe. The name “little”...
Psalms 68 The Great Redemption Accomplished _ 1. The introduction (Psalms 68:1)_ 2. The proclamation of His Name and of ‘His acts (Psalms 68:4) 3. A historic review ...
LXVIII. A SONG OF TRIUMPH. The most difficult of all the Pss. In some places the text is so corrupt that it defies any attempt at emendation, and the VSS give little, if any, help. The historical allu...
BENJAMIN. The least of the tribes, and last on the jasper stone of Aaron's breastplate. Compare Exodus 28:20. Jasper is the first Stone in the foundations of Revelation 21:19. AND THEIR COUNCIL. thei...
The representatives of four tribes are specified as taking part in the procession. Judah and Benjamin naturally represent the South. Jerusalem was on the boundary between them; and the Temple was in t...
These verses describe a solemn procession of thanksgiving to the Temple. But is it past, present, or future? Delitzsch is right when he says that it is "not the rejoicing over a victory lately won, no...
THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN WITH _THEIR RULER_— There is no need of this supplemental preposition _with;_ for as Benjamin is styled _little,_ because he was the least of the tribes, so he is called their...
PSALMS 68 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Glimpses of Jehovah's Visible Reign over Israel and the Nations. ANALYSIS (See Headlines insetted in text.) (Lm.) By DavidPsalm Song. (DIVISION ITHE KING: HIS PROWESS...
_THERE IS LITTLE BENJAMIN WITH THEIR RULER, THE PRINCES OF JUDAH AND THEIR COUNCIL, THE PRINCES OF ZEBULUN, AND THE PRINCES OF NAPHTALI._ There is little Benjamin (with) their ruler, the princes of J...
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 (J...
_WITH_ THEIR RULER] RV 'their ruler,' the tribe from which the first king was taken (1 Samuel 9:21). COUNCIL] 'company.' Zebulon and Naphtali (see Judges 5:18) represent the northern kingdom, Benjami...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
(24-27) These hopes of national deliverance are kept alive in the worship of the sanctuary, which the poet now proceeds to describe. A solemn procession advances to the Temple, and we have a descripti...
THERE IS... — The procession is apparently a representative one. and the conjecture is probable which refers the selection of Zebulun and Naphtali to their prominence in Deborah’s song. Benjamin may o...
_[Psalms 68:28]_ שָׁ֤ם בִּנְיָמִ֨ן ׀ צָעִ֡יר רֹדֵ֗ם שָׂרֵ֣י...
Psalms 68:1 THIS superb hymn is unsurpassed, if not unequalled, in grandeur, lyric fire, and sustained rush of triumphant praise. It celebrates a victory; but it is the victory of the God who enters a...
THE GOD OF THE WHOLE EARTH Psalms 68:26 The constituent parts of the procession are now described, and in these closing verses the triumphal note rings out. It tells of the confidence of Israel in h...
This psalm sings the praise of the God of deliverances. It opens with a song of pure praise (verses Psa 68:1-6). This is then justified by a review of God's past dealings with His people (verses Psa 6...
There [is] (x) little Benjamin [with] their (y) ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of Naphtali. (x) Benjamin is called little, because he was t...
_Wounds. The enemy persecuted Christ even after his death, opening his side, spreading false reports, and guarding his tomb. (Calmet) --- God ordained his death for the good of man: but they sought it...
Is not this a similar address, from the Father to the Son, to what we meet with, Psalms 45:6, and which the Holy Ghost hath explained Hebrews 1:6 ? And if so, what a glorious view doth it afford of Go...
Psalms 68 follows on these psalms, being the celebration of the introduction of Israel into the position spoken of in them. Still it has a complete and individual character of its own. It begins with...
THERE [IS] LITTLE BENJAMIN, [WITH] THEIR RULER,.... Or who is "their ruler" y; that is, in the congregations or churches, where he was a ruler; or in the procession, the triumphal progress of Christ i...
There [is] little Benjamin [with] their ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of Naphtali. Ver. 27. _There is little Benjamin with their ruler_] T...
_There is little Benjamin_ Present in this solemn pomp of carrying the ark to Zion, under the conduct of David their king. That tribe is called _little_, partly because it was the youngest, as being d...
AND THEIR COUNCIL: Or, with their company...
22-28 The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as the...
THERE IS present in this solemn pomp of carrying the ark to Zion, under the conduct of David their king, LITTLE BENJAMIN. That tribe is called _little_, partly because it was the youngest, as being de...
Psalms 68:27 little H6810 Benjamin H1144 leader H7287 (H8802) princes H8269 Judah H3063 company H7277 princes H8269
This was a Psalm sung, at the removing of the ark, when it was taken up to its resting-place on Mount Zion. All the tribes were gathered together, and, in full pomp, they marched along, bearing the sa...
CONTENTS: Prayer against enemies and for God's people. All called upon to praise God for His greatness and goodness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The glory of Zion's King is that He is a Savi...
This psalm is the _Carmen seculare_ of the Hebrews, and far surpasses the _Te Deum_ of the christians. It has justly been eulogized in the whole succession of theological composition,. The song bursts...
_Bless ye God in the congregations, oven the Lord, from the fountain of Israel, etc._ PUBLIC WORSHIP I. Expound the passage. 1. Israel had ordinary congregations every Sabbath and national ones thr...
_They have seen Thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary._ THE PROGRESS OF DIVINE TRUTH IN THE WORLD I. Some men merely witness the progress of Divine truth (Psalms 68:...
_Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation._ GOD AS THE DELIVERER OF HIS PEOPLE I. A liberal dispenser of daily blessings (Psalms 68:19). “Daily beareth o...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:1. This is a celebration of God’s continued care and protection. It remembers how God led his people through the wilderness into their inheritance. The celebration does n...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:24 These verses describe a PROCESSION of Israelites, which consists of SINGERS, followed by VIRGINS PLAYING TAMBOURINES, with the
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_A Psalm or Song of David_.” See Introduction to Psalms 48. The Superscription does not mention the occasion...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is one of triumphant praise and jubilation, the crown and gem of the Second Book. Professor Cheyne calls it "a patriotic and religious ode of wondrous range and compass, and in t...
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the pre...
1 Chronicles 12:16; 1 Chronicles 12:29; 1 Chronicles 15:3; 1 Chronicles 27:12;...
There is — Present in this solemn pomp of carrying the ark to Zion. Little — Called little, because it was exceedingly diminished, and almost extinguished under the Judges, Judges 20:35, Judges 21:3 &...