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Text -- Psalms 68:7-35 (NET)
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68:7 O God , when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert , (Selah )
68:8 the earth shakes , yes , the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai , before God , the God of Israel .
68:9 O God , you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people . When they are tired , you sustain them,
68:10 for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God .
68:11 The Lord speaks ; many, many women spread the good news .
68:12 Kings leading armies run away – they run away ! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot .
68:13 When you lie down among the sheepfolds , the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold .
68:14 When the sovereign judge scatters kings , let it snow on Zalmon !
68:15 The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain ; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks .
68:16 Why do you look with envy , O mountains with many peaks , at the mountain where God has decided to live ? Indeed the Lord will live there permanently !
68:17 God has countless chariots ; they number in the thousands . The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.
68:18 You ascend on high , you have taken many captives . You receive tribute from men , including even sinful rebels . Indeed the Lord God lives there!
68:19 The Lord deserves praise ! Day after day he carries our burden , the God who delivers us. (Selah )
68:20 Our God is a God who delivers ; the Lord , the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death .
68:21 Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies , the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion .
68:22 The Lord says , “I will retrieve them from Bashan , I will bring them back from the depths of the sea ,
68:23 so that your feet may stomp in their blood , and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies ’ corpses.”
68:24 They see your processions , O God – the processions of my God , my king , who marches along in holy splendor.
68:25 Singers walk in front ; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments , in the midst of young women playing tambourines .
68:26 In your large assemblies praise God , the Lord , in the assemblies of Israel !
68:27 There is little Benjamin , their ruler , and the princes of Judah in their robes , along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali .
68:28 God has decreed that you will be powerful . O God , you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power ,
68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem ! Kings bring tribute to you.
68:30 Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds , and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls ! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle .
68:31 They come with red cloth from Egypt , Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God .
68:32 O kingdoms of the earth , sing to God ! Sing praises to the Lord , (Selah )
68:33 to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times ! Look ! He thunders loudly .
68:34 Acknowledge God’s power , his sovereignty over Israel , and the power he reveals in the skies !
68:35 You are awe-inspiring , O God , as you emerge from your holy temple ! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength . God deserves praise !
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NET Notes -> Psa 68:7; Psa 68:7; Psa 68:8; Psa 68:8; Psa 68:9; Psa 68:9; Psa 68:9; Psa 68:9; Psa 68:10; Psa 68:11; Psa 68:11; Psa 68:12; Psa 68:12; Psa 68:13; Psa 68:13; Psa 68:13; Psa 68:13; Psa 68:14; Psa 68:14; Psa 68:14; Psa 68:14; Psa 68:15; Psa 68:15; Psa 68:15; Psa 68:16; Psa 68:16; Psa 68:16; Psa 68:16; Psa 68:16; Psa 68:17; Psa 68:17; Psa 68:18; Psa 68:18; Psa 68:18; Psa 68:18; Psa 68:18; Psa 68:19; Psa 68:19; Psa 68:20; Psa 68:21; Psa 68:22; Psa 68:23; Psa 68:23; Psa 68:24; Psa 68:24; Psa 68:25; Psa 68:25; Psa 68:26; Psa 68:27; Psa 68:27; Psa 68:28; Psa 68:29; Psa 68:29; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:30; Psa 68:31; Psa 68:31; Psa 68:31; Psa 68:33; Psa 68:33; Psa 68:34; Psa 68:34; Psa 68:35; Psa 68:35; Psa 68:35
NET Notes: Psa 68:7 When you march through the desert. Some interpreters think that v. 7 alludes to Israel’s exodus from Egypt and its subsequent travels in the des...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:8 The language of vv. 7-8 is reminiscent of Judg 5:4-5, which tells how the God of Sinai came in the storm and annihilated the Canaanite forces led by S...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:10 The meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear; it appears to read, “your animals, they live in it,” but this makes little, if any, sense in th...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:11 Heb “the ones spreading the good news [are] a large army.” The participle translated “the ones spreading the good news” is a f...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:12 The Hebrew form appears to be the construct of נוּה (nuh, “pasture”) but the phrase “pasture of the house...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:13 The point of the imagery of v. 13 is not certain, though the reference to silver and gold appears to be positive. Both would be part of the loot carri...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:14 Zalmon was apparently a mountain in the region, perhaps the one mentioned in Judg 9:46 as being in the vicinity of Shechem.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:15 The meaning of the Hebrew term, which appears only here in the OT, is uncertain. HALOT 174 s.v. גַּבְנו...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:17 The MT reads, “the Lord [is] among them, Sinai, in holiness,” which is syntactically difficult. The present translation assumes an emendat...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:18 Heb “so that the Lord God might live [there].” Many take the infinitive construct with -לְ (lamed) as indicating purpose here,...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:19 It is possible to take this phrase with what precedes (“The Lord deserves praise day after day”) rather than with what follows.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:21 Heb “the hairy forehead of the one who walks about in his guilt.” The singular is representative.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:22 That is, the enemies mentioned in v. 21. Even if they retreat to distant regions, God will retrieve them and make them taste his judgment.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:24 The Hebrew text has simply “in holiness.” The words “who marches along” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:25 To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).
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NET Notes: Psa 68:26 Heb “from the fountain of Israel,” which makes little, if any, sense here. The translation assumes an emendation to בְּ&...
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NET Notes: Psa 68:28 Heb “God has commanded your strength.” The statement is apparently addressed to Israel (see v. 26).
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NET Notes: Psa 68:29 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Psa 68:31 Heb “causes its hands to run,” which must mean “quickly stretches out its hands” (to present tribute).
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NET Notes: Psa 68:33 Heb “he gives his voice a strong voice.” In this context God’s “voice” is the thunder that accompanies the rain (see vv....
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