Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 68:14
When the Almighty scattered kings (l) in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
(l) In the land of Canaan, where his Church was.
When the Almighty scattered kings (l) in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
(l) In the land of Canaan, where his Church was.
WHEN THE ALMIGHTY SCATTERED KINGS IN IT - The Hebrew here is, “In the scattering of (that is, by) the Almighty of kings.” The reference is to the act of God in causing kings to abandon their purposes...
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...
After this general introduction the Psalmist proceeds to review the past history of Israel in proof of God's victorious power and of His gracious love towards His people....
With a few graphic strokes the poet recalls the victories by which Canaan was won and retained. He refers to the times of the Judges as well as to the original conquest under Joshua....
Of this verse, as of Psalms 68:13, the meaning is uncertain. Possibly it too is a fragment, significant to those who remembered its original context, but necessarily obscure to us. It is doubtful, too...
WHEN THE ALMIGHTY SCATTERED KINGS— _When the Almighty scattered kings therein, thou didst make them joyful in Salmon._ Chandler. The _kings_ here referred to, may be Sihon, Og, and the kings of Midian...
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...
_THE LORD GAVE THE WORD: GREAT WAS THE COMPANY OF THOSE THAT PUBLISHED IT._ -God's doings for His people from the time of their entrance into Canaan until the setting up of the sanctuary in Zion. Ve...
68:14 it, (n-7) i.e. the land....
IT WAS _white,_ etc.] RV '_It was as when_ it snoweth in Zalmon.' Zalmon was a wooded hill near Shechem (Judges 9:48). The scattered kings of C anaan were like the driven snowflakes seen against the d...
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...
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...
(11-14) These verses refer to the conquest of Canaan, the long history of which is, however, here crowded into one supreme and crowning moment: a word from God, and all was done....
The agreement of the ancient versions in rendering these difficult verses shows that their obscurity does not arise, as in the case of so many passages of the Psalms, from any corruptions in the text,...
_[Psalms 68:15]_ בְּ פָ֘רֵ֤שׂ שַׁדַּ֓י מְלָ֘כִ֤ים בָּ֗הּ...
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...
THEIR MIGHTY DELIVERER Psalms 68:12 The processional march still continues. Presently Mount Zion comes in sight, and the neighboring hills are depicted as eying it enviously for its selection in pref...
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...
_Pleasure. Which is seasonable, and appointed for pardon, Psalm xxxi. 6., and ci. 14. --- Father, forgive them, &c. The term of the captivity is at hand. I seek no revenge; but commit my cause to thee...
In allusion to the state of Israel while in Egypt, while they were building houses for Pharaoh, they were considered as the most abject of slaves, and it is probable that they had no couch, or resting...
14._When the Almighty scattered kings in it _We might read _extended, _or _divided kings, etc., _and then the allusion would be to his leading them in triumph. But the other reading is preferable, and...
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...
WHEN THE ALMIGHTY SCATTERED KINGS IN IT,.... His inheritance, his congregation, the church, Psalms 68:9. Which some understand of his diffusing, and spreading and giving, in large numbers, ministers a...
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon. Ver. 14. _When the Almighty scattered kings in it_] _i.e._ In the wilderness as they passed; or in Canaan which they possess...
_When the Almighty scattered kings in it_ In Canaan, at the coming of the Israelites thither; _it was white as snow in Salmon_ “The Almighty appeared most illustrious as Salmon,” says Bishop Patrick,...
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, dispersing the attacking hosts of princes, IT WAS WHITE AS SNOW IN SALMON, the agreeable whiteness of the snow on the dark mountain picturing the relief which...
OF THE MESSIAH'S EXALTATION. To the chief musician, a psalm or song of David, the event which was the immediate cause for writing this powerful hymn, according to most commentators. being the placing...
IN IT, IT WAS: Or, for her, she was...
7-14 Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies. If God bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. He provided for them, both...
IN IT; in Canaan, at the coming of the Israelites thither. The land was as white as Mount Salmon is with the snow, which falls and lies for a long time upon it; which is opposed to the native obscurit...
Psalms 68:14 Almighty H7706 scattered H6566 (H8763) kings H4428 snow H7949 (H8686) Zalmon H6756 When -...
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...
_O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the wilderness._ THE PROGRESS OF HUMANITY I. It commences with the Divinely terrible (Psalms 68:7). As a rule, if not...
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 68:11 This section describes what happens WHEN THE ALMIGHTY SCATTERS Gentile KINGS on behalf of his people. The Lord brought great victories even when Israelites who were able wou...
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...
Isaiah 1:18; Jeremiah 2:3; Joshua 10:10; Joshua 12:1; Judges 2:7;...
Therein — In Canaan, at the coming of the Israelites. The land was as white as mount Salmon is with the snow....