Psalms 68:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. ”

Psalms 68:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein - In the land of promise; for the connection requires us to understand it in this manner. The idea of the writer all along pertains to that land, and to the me...
Psalms 68:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy (g) goodness for the poor. (g) God blessed the land of Canaan, because he had chosen that place for his Church.
Psalms 68:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 a...
Psalms 68:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Thy congregation . Thy living ones, or living host. the poor . the humbled or oppressed one.
Psalms 68:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. Thy congregation hath dwelt therein - חיתך chaiyathecha, thy living creature; τα ζωα, Septuagint; animali...
Psalms 68:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein— There is no small difficulty in these words. The following appears to be the most natural sense of them. In the former verse the Psalmist tells us, that God had...
Psalms 68:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: -God's doings for His people in the wilderness; His giving them the law at Sinai; His sus...
Psalms 68:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 68:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou, O God... — The text of these two verses literally runs, A rain of gifts thou shakest out, O God, on thine inheritance, and when exhausted didst refresh it. Thy living creatures dwell therein...
Psalms 68:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 68:1-35 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 e...
Psalms 68:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Leader of His People Psalms 68:1-11 This is one of the grandest odes in literature. It was probably composed when the Ark was brought in triumph from the house of Obed-edom to the newly acq...
Psalms 68:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 68:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What is this plentiful rain, which Jehovah sent upon his inheritance, but Christ himself? He, it was said, should come down like rain upon the mown grass; Psalms 72:6 . And when Jesus comes to a chu...
Psalms 68:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein ,.... That is, in the Lord's inheritance, in the midst of his church and people. The word for "congregation" signifies "beasts" or "living creatures" w: some unde...
Psalms 68:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. Ver. 10. Thy congregation hath dwelt therein ] Pecus tuum, thy cattle, so some render it, and interp...
Psalms 68:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thy congregation Thy people Israel, who are all united in one body, under thee their head and governor. It is true, the word חיה, chajab , here rendered congregation , primarily signifies life,...
Psalms 68:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Thankful Praises to God; Mercies Recollected. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march...
Psalms 68:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thy congregation; thy people of Israel, who are all united in one body under thee, their Head and Governor. For though this word commonly signifies living creatures , yet sometimes it signifies a...
Psalms 68:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 occ...
Psalms 68:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 s...
Psalms 68:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 burst...
Psalms 68:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 68:7-8 ). As a rule,...
Psalms 68:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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,...
Psalms 68:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 plac...
Psalms 68:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:3 ; 1 Samuel 2:8 ; Deuteronomy 26:10 ; Deuteronomy 26:5 ; Deuteronomy 26:9 ; Deuteronomy 32:8-14 ; Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 ; Job 5:10 ; Job 5:11 ; Luke 1:53 ; Matthew 11:5 ;...
Psalms 68:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thy congregation — The people of Israel. It — This land for the use of thy people: which God did by designing it for them, and expelling the old inhabitants; by furnishing it with all sorts of prov...

Psalms 68:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 68:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 68:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 68:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 68:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 68:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 68:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 68:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 68:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 68:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 68:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes