the company of spearmen. the wild beasts of the reeds.
The multitude of the bulls. the herd of mighty oxen. Compare Jeremiah 46:20; Jeremiah 46:21.
people. peoples.
pieces of silver: i.e. tribute money.
Scatter Thou. So it should read with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, but Hebrew text reads "He hath scattered".
Verse Psalms 68:30. _REBUKE THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN_] חית קנה _chaiyath_ _kaneh, the wild beast of the reed_-the _crocodile_ or _hippopotamus_, the emblem of Pharaoh and the Egyptians; thus all the _V...
REBUKE THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN - Margin, “the beasts of the reeds.” This is in the form of a prayer - “Rebuke;” but the idea is, that this “would” occur; and the meaning of the whole verse, though the...
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...
The purpose and sequel of the restoration of Israel is the conversion of the world; and the Psalmist now prays that God will display His strength and subdue all opposition, and sees the noblest of the...
_the company of spearmen_ Better as R.V., the wild beast of the reeds, i.e. the crocodile, or rather, the hippopotamus, which is described in Job 40:21 as lying "in the covert of the reed." It is a sy...
REBUKE THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN— So our translators, though they have placed in the margin _the beast of the reeds._ The _beast of the reeds_ is the _crocodile_ or _river-horse,_ which both lay among t...
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...
_THY GOD HATH COMMANDED THY STRENGTH: STRENGTHEN, O GOD, THAT WHICH THOU HAST WROUGHT FOR US._ -The glorious deliverances vouchsafed to His people, by God dwelling in Zion, give an earnest of the fut...
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...
THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN] RV 'the wild beast of the reeds,' the hippopotamus, the symbol of Egypt. Bulls, with the calves of the people (RV 'peoples')] heathen kings and their subjects. _Till every one...
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...
REBUKE... — See margin, which (if we change _beasts_ to _beast_) gives the right rendering. So LXX. and Vulgate. The _beast of the reed_ is undoubtedly symbolical of Egypt, whether it be the _crocodil...
_[Psalms 68:31]_ גְּעַ֨ר חַיַּ֪ת קָנֶ֡ה עֲדַ֤ת אַבִּירִ֨ים...
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...
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, [till every one] (a) submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people [that] delight in war. (a...
_Up. The cross is now triumphant, (Haydock) an object of veneration. (Berthier) --- Christ submitted to die upon it, and rose again. (Worthington) --- He was exposed naked, and was truly a man of sorr...
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...
30._Destroy the company of spearmen _Some read _rebuke, _but I approve of the distinction which has been noticed by those who are most skilled in the Hebrew language, that while the verb גער, _gear, _...
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...
REBUKE THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN,.... Or, "of the reed" d; that is, men that use and fight with spears, like to reeds, as Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it. Aben Ezra says, that spears are so called in...
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, [till every one] submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people [that] delight in war. Ver. 3...
_Rebuke_, &c. Chastise those that will not bring presents unto thee till they see their error and submit themselves. It is a prophetical prayer against the enemies of the Israelitish Church. _The comp...
THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the beast of the reed, the alligator, used as a symbol of Egypt and all heathendom, THE MULTITUDE OF THE BULLS, WITH THE CALVES OF THE PEOPLE, the entire hosts of enemy...
THE COMPANY OF SPEARMEN: Or, the beast of the reeds SCATTER THOU: Or, he scattereth...
29-31 A powerful invitation is given to those that are without, to join the church. Some shall submit from fear; overcome by their consciences, and the checks of Providence, they are brought to make...
REBUKE, to wit, really; humble and chastise those that will not bring presents to thee, as the kings did, PSALMS 68:29, till they see their error and submit themselves, as it here follows. THE COMPANY...
Psalms 68:30 Rebuke H1605 (H8798) beasts H2416 reeds H7070 herd H5712 bulls H47 calves H5695 peoples H5971 submits...
Psalms 68:30 God has ordained and sanctioned war. But God has no delight in war. He uses war as an instrument and an agent. But as He has no pleasure in the death of a sinner, though He slays the wic...
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...
_Scatter Thou the people that delight in war._ A PRAYER FOR PEACE God sometimes does that in which He has no delight. “Surely Thou wilt slay the wicked, O God.” But God saith, “As I live, I have no p...
_Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which Thou hast wrought for us._ THE MORAL FORCE OF GOD I. Subjugating men. 1. Commanding kings (Psalms 68:29). 2. Subjugating enemies...
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 68:28 The defeat of the Gentile enemies (here described as fierce wild animals) is a good thing. Their greedy and bloody intentions (v. Psalms 68:30) are stopped. As a result of
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...
2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 20:1; 2 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 8:1;...
Rebuke — Chastise those that will not bring presents to thee. The bulls — The fierce and furious adversaries of God, and of his church; the calves, are people or soldiers depending upon them. Delight...