--- title: "Psalms 68 - Study King James Bible with barnes notes on the whole bible" description: "Read Psalms 68 with barnes notes on the whole bible commentary. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/barnes-notes-on-the-whole-bible/psalms/68" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/68)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/68)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/68) Audio 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.* 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. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.* 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, *is* God in his holy habitation. 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry *land*.* 7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: *even* Sinai itself *was moved* at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.** 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 11 The Lord gave the word: great *was* the company of those that published *it*.* 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.* 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, *yet shall ye be as* the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was *white* as snow in Salmon.* 15 The hill of God *is as* the hill of Bashan; an high hill *as* the hill of Bashan. 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? *this is* the hill *which* God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell *in it* for ever. 17 The chariots of God *are* twenty thousand, *even* thousands of angels: the Lord *is* among them, *as in* Sinai, in the holy *place*.* 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, *for* the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell *among them*.* 19 Blessed *be* the Lord, *who* daily loadeth us *with benefits, even* the God of our salvation. Selah. 20 *He that is* our God *is* the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord *belong* the issues from death. 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, *and* the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring *my people* again from the depths of the sea: 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of *thine* enemies, *and* the tongue of thy dogs in the same.* 24 They have seen thy goings, O God; *even* the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments *followed* after; among *them were* the damsels playing with timbrels. 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, *even* the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.* 27 There *is* little Benjamin *with* their ruler, the princes of Judah *and* their council, the princes of Zebulun, *and* the princes of Naphtali.* 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 Rebuke 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.** 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, *which were* of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, *and that* a mighty voice.* 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency *is* over Israel, and his strength *is* in the clouds.* 35 O God, *thou art* terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel *is* he that giveth strength and power unto *his* people. Blessed *be* God. [Psalms 67](/study/psalms/67) [Psalms 69](/study/psalms/69) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Let God arise -**See the notes at [Psalms 3:7](/kjv/psalms/3/7). There is an obvious reterence here to the words used by Moses on the removal of the ark in [Numbers 10:35](/kjv/numbers/10/35). The same language was also employed by Solomon when the ark was removed to the temple, and deposited in the most holy place [2 Chronicles 6:41](/kjv/2-chronicles/6/41) :” Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength.” It would seem probable, therefore, that this psalm was composed on some such occasion. **Let his enemies be scattered -**So in [Numbers 10:35](/kjv/numbers/10/35) : “Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.” The ark was the symbol of the divine presence, and the idea is, that whereever that was, the enemies of God would be subdued, or that it was only by the power of Him who was supposed to reside there that his enemies could be overcome. **Let them also that hate him flee before him -**Almost the exact language used by Moses in [Numbers 10:35](/kjv/numbers/10/35). It is possible that this may have been used on some occasion when the Hebrews were going out to war; but the more probable supposition is that it is general language designed to illustrate the power of God, or to state that his rising up, at any time, would be followed by the discomfiture of his enemies. 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