“ Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: ”
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth - That is - that acknowledge the true God - celebrate his praise. The psalmist sees the conversion of the world to God to be so certain an event that he ca...
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...
Selah. Connecting the exhortation to praise with Him Who is to be praised, verses: Psalms 68:33-35 . See App-66.
In the next verse he goes farther than before, and calls upon the kingdoms of the earth to praise God, language which implies that those who had once been distinguished by their hostility to...
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: Sing unto God - All the inhabitants of the earth are invited to sing unto God, to acknowledge him as their God, and give...
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: -All the kingdoms of the earth are exhorted to praise the God of Israel ( Psalms 66:1 ). Verse 32,33. Sing unto...
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...
Sing praises... — Better, play and sing. The Selah, as in some other cases, is introduced where to our sense of rhythm it is quite out of place.
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...
the God of the Whole Earth Psalms 68:26-35 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 Isr...
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...
How very applicable and suited is this hymn of praise, for all the redeemed upon earth to use, after the review of such unspeakable mercies as this Psalm hath recorded! Who can withhold the just trib...
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ,.... Not only the Egyptian and Ethiopian kingdoms, but all the kingdoms of the world; which will now be converted to Christ, and become his, even all the Pap...
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: Ver. 32. Siny unto God, ye kingdoms ] No such joy as that of the converted; Isaiah 35:10 , "The ransomed of the Lord...
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth Not only Egypt and Ethiopia, but other kingdoms and nations also, who shall partake of the same grace with them. To him that rideth upon the heavens of heav...
Praise to God for His Sovereign Dominion. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Sel...
Not only Egypt and Ethiopia, but other kingdoms and nations also, who shall partake of the same grace with them.
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...
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. Subjugatin...
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,...
The Exaltation and Reign of Messiah
Deuteronomy 32:43 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 67:2-5 ; Revelation 15:4 ; Romans 15:10 ; Romans 15:11