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Psalm 68

Psa. 68:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
or Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Letm God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
arise
quwm (Hebrew #6965)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
KJV usage: abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).
Pronounce: koom
Origin: a primitive root
, let his enemies
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
be scattered
puwts (Hebrew #6327)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
KJV usage: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Pronounce: poots
Origin: a primitive root
: let them also that hate
sane' (Hebrew #8130)
to hate (personally)
KJV usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.
Pronounce: saw-nay'
Origin: a primitive root
him flee
nuwc (Hebrew #5127)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
KJV usage: X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard.
Pronounce: noos
Origin: a primitive root
θbefore
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
him.
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Num. 10:35• 35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. (Num. 10:35)
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Isa. 33:3• 3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. (Isa. 33:3)
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from his face.

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David,
God,
Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,
Psalms,
Songs

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-3:  A prayer at the removing of the ark.
4-6:  An exhortation to praise God for his mercies;
7-18:  for his care of the church;
19-35:  for his great works.
A.M. 2962.
B.C. 1042.
(Title.)This magnificent and truly sublime ode is supposed, with much probability, to have been composed by David, and sung at the removal of the ark from Kirjath-jearim.God arise.
Psa. 7:6‑7• 6Arise, O Lord, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
 7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high. (Psa. 7:6‑7)
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Psa. 44:26• 26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. (Psa. 44:26)
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Psa. 78:65‑68• 65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
 66And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
 67Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
 68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. (Psa. 78:65‑68)
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Psa. 132:8‑9• 8Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
 9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. (Psa. 132:8‑9)
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Num. 10:35• 35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. (Num. 10:35)
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2 Chron. 6:41• 41Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. (2 Chron. 6:41)
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Isa. 33:3• 3At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. (Isa. 33:3)
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Isa. 42:13‑14• 13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
 14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. (Isa. 42:13‑14)
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Isa. 51:9‑10• 9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
 10Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? (Isa. 51:9‑10)
be scattered.
Psa. 68:14,30• 14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
 30Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. (Psa. 68:14,30)
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Psa. 59:11• 11Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. (Psa. 59:11)
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Psa. 89:10• 10Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. (Psa. 89:10)
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Isa. 41:15‑16• 15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
 16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:15‑16)
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Ezek. 5:2• 2Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. (Ezek. 5:2)
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Ezek. 12:14‑15• 14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
 15And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. (Ezek. 12:14‑15)
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Dan. 2:35• 35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. (Dan. 2:35)
that hate.
Psa. 21:8• 8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. (Psa. 21:8)
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Ex. 20:5• 5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; (Ex. 20:5)
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Deut. 7:10• 10And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. (Deut. 7:10)
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John 14:23‑24• 23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
 24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. (John 14:23‑24)
before him.
Heb. from his face.
• Book 2, Series 3. Summary Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• {Overview} It is specially God's character as regards the Jews in grace, but in His own sovereign grace, not in covenant relationship, but as establishing them, as once in Sinai, only now in grace and power. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• The psalm opens with presenting God as taking His place at the head of His people; scattering His enemies. (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)
• It commences with the formulas used by Moses, when the camp of Israel moved forward on its journeys through the wilderness (Num. 10:35). (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)
• PSALM 68 is a cap on the whole series. It is kind of a review or summary of the foregoing psalms. In a certain sense it could stand alone, complete in itself. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)
• The psalm begins with the cry of the remnant to God to arise and deliver them by scattering their enemies in judgment (vs. 1-2). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm: a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before hima.

JND Translation Notes

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See Num 10.35.