Psalms 68:1

Let God arise. — A reminiscence of the battlecry raised as the ark was advanced at the head of the tribes (Numbers 10:35). For interesting historical associations with this verse, see Gibbon (chap. 58), and Carlyle, Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches (Vol. II, 185).

Related Commentaries of Psalms 68:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let God arise - See the notes at Psalms 3:7 . There is an obvious reterence here to the words used by Moses on the removal of the ark in Number...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David." Let God (a) arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. (...
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 t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65. Song. Hebrew. shir. It was written originally for use at the going up of the Ark to Zion 951, BC,. Sab...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. God shall arise: his enemies shall be scattered In this verse the Psalmist intimates, as it were by way of preface, the subject which he...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. Let God...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A prayer at the removing of the ark. An exhortation to praise God for his mercies, for his care of the church, and for his great works. To the ch...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. Psalms 68:1-35 .-When God arises, His enemies are s...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Taken from the invocation of Moses at the moving of the ark ( Numbers 10:35 ), with the change of Lord ( Jehovah ) into God ( Elohim ). 2, 3. The w...
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 o...
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...
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 tr...
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 o...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Psalm is full of gospel from beginning to end, as the authority of God the Holy Ghost fully shows, Ephesians 4:8 . It was composed, p...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let God arise ,.... Which, as Kimchi observes, is either by way of prayer, or by way of prophecy; and in either way the sense is the same: for, if i...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 68:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David. » Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee bef...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let God arise , &c. As God was in a peculiar manner present in the ark, and as his presence was the great security of the Israelitish nation fro...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for the Dispersion of God's Enemies. To the chief musician. A psalm...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 68 THE ARGUMENT The occasion of this Psalm seems to have been David's translation of the ark to Zion, which was managed with great solemnity...
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...
Scofield Reference Notes

Let God arise The entire Psalm is pervaded by the joy of Israel in the kingdom, but a stricter order of events begins with verse 18 ( Psalms 6...
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, an...
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 succ...
The Biblical Illustrator

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered: let them alone that hate Him flee before Him. A good prayer This was what was always said by Moses...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered, the ancient exclamation which signaled the departure of the Ark of the Covenant from a camp in the wilde...
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 hy...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 6:41 ; Daniel 2:35 ; Deuteronomy 7:10 ; Exodus 20:5 ; Ezekiel 12:14 ; Ezekiel 12:15 ; Ezekiel 5:2 ; Isaiah 33:3 ; Isaiah 41:15...

¹ Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee beforea him.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 68:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 68:1