Psalms 68:2

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As smoke is driven away - To wit, by the wind. Smoke - vapor - easily disturbed and moved by the slightest breath of air - represents an object o...
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

driven away . driven about. wicked . lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

As smoke is driven away— i.e. "As smoke is violently scattered and dispersed by the wind, so do thou shake and entirely disperse them with a force...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. As smoke is dri...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Smoke. — The figure of the vanishing smoke has occurred before (see Psalms 37:20 ); for that of the melting wax see Psalms 97:5 . Both figures ar...
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

Here are two strong similitudes made use of, to represent the fleeting transitory continuance of all the enemies of our Christ. Smoke may for the mom...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

As smoke is driven away, so drive [them] away ,.... This both describes the character of wicked men, Christ's enemies; as their darkness and ignoran...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth before the fire, [so] let the wicked perish at the presence of God. Ver. 2. As smo...
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

As smoke is driven away; as smoke at first mounts high and fills a great space of air, but speedily vanisheth into air, or is dispersed with the wi...
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...
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

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

As smoke is driven away, vanishing into nothing, so drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 1:8 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 ; Hosea 13:3 ; Isaiah 64:2 ; Isaiah 9:18 ; Micah 1:4 ; Nahum 1:5 ; Nahum 1:6 ; Psalms 37:20 ; Psa...

² As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 68:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

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 68:2