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Text -- Psalms 68:1-6 (NET)
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Psalm 68
68:1 For the music director ; by David , a psalm , a song . God springs into action ! His enemies scatter ; his adversaries run from him.
68:2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away . As wax melts before fire , so the wicked are destroyed before God .
68:3 But the godly are happy ; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy .
68:4 Sing to God ! Sing praises to his name ! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds ! For the Lord is his name ! Rejoice before him!
68:5 He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows . God rules from his holy palace.
68:6 God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes ; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity . But sinful rebels live in the desert .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PHILOSOPHY |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Music |
Praise |
PAPYRUS |
Wax |
Wicked |
God |
Widow |
Prayer |
JAH |
Children |
Psalms |
Chains |
Joy |
Orphan |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
FATHERLESS |
FATHER |
COMFORTLESS |
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NET Notes: Psa 68:1 The wording of v. 1 echoes the prayer in Num 10:35: “Spring into action, Lord! Then your enemies will be scattered and your adversaries will run...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:3 Heb “and they are happy with joy” (cf. NEB). Some translate the prefixed verbal forms of v. 3 as jussives, “Let the godly be happy, ...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:4 Heb “in the Lord his name.” If the MT is retained, the preposition -בְ (bet) is introducing the predicate (the so-called bet o...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:5 Heb “God [is] in his holy dwelling place.” He occupies his throne and carries out his royal responsibilities.
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