“ When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snowf in Salmon. ”
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 purp...
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.
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...
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 pref...
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
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 Mid...
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...
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...
(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.
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...
Their Mighty Deliverer Psalms 68:12-25 The processional march still continues. Presently Mount Zion comes in sight, and the neighboring hills are depicted as eying it enviously for its selectio...
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...
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 restin...
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, minist...
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 posse...
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,...
Thankful Praises to God; Mercies Recollected. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march...
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 obscu...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
Isaiah 1:18 ; Jeremiah 2:3 ; Joshua 10:10-43 ; Joshua 12:1-24 ; Judges 2:7 ; Numbers 21:21-35 ; Numbers 21:3 ; Psalms 51:7 ; Revelation 19:14-21
Therein — In Canaan, at the coming of the Israelites. The land was as white as mount Salmon is with the snow.