New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 68:1
11May 2God arise, 3may His enemies be scattered, And 4may those who hate Him flee from His presence.
Psalms 68:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
- New International Version (NIV)May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
Context of Psalms 68:1
May God arise, may His enemies be scattered, And may those who hate Him flee from His presence. 2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before a fire, So the wicked will perish before God. 3But the righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
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יָק֣וּם אֱ֭לֹהִים יָפ֣וּצוּ אוֹיְבָ֑יו וְיָנ֥וּסוּ מְ֝שַׂנְאָ֗יו מִפָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 68:1
- Psalms 7:6Arise, Lord, in Your anger; Raise Yourself against the rage of my enemies, And stir Yourself for me; You have ordered judgment.
- Psalms 44:26Rise up, be our help, And redeem us because of Your mercy.
- Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep, Like a warrior overcome by wine.
- Psalms 132:8Arise, Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- Numbers 10:35Then it came about when the ark set out that Moses said, “Rise up, Lord! And may Your enemies be scattered, And those who hate You flee from Your presence.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:41“Now then arise, Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might; let Your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your godly ones rejoice in what is good.
- Isaiah 33:3At the sound of a roar, peoples flee; At the lifting up of Yourself, nations disperse.
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord will go out like a warrior, He will stir His zeal like a man of war. He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; Awake as in the days of old, the generations of long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab in pieces, Who pierced the dragon?
- Psalms 68:14When the Almighty scattered the kings there, It was snowing in Zalmon.
- Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget; Scatter them by Your power and bring them down, Lord, our shield.
- Isaiah 41:15Behold, I turned you into a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And make the hills like chaff.
- Ezekiel 5:2A third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and a third you shall scatter to the wind; for I will unsheathe a sword behind them.
- Ezekiel 12:14And I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.
- Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed to pieces all at the same time, and they were like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the entire earth.
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will find all your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate you.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Let God arise - This was sung when the Levites took up the ark upon their shoulders; see Numbers 10:35-36; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Let God arise - See the notes at Psalm 3:7. There is an obvious reterence here to the words used by Moses on the removal of the ark in 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:” 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A prayer--The greatness and goodness of God. (1-6) The wonderful works God wrought for his people. (7-14) The presence of God in his church. (15-21) The victories of Christ. (22-28) Enlargement of the church. (29-31) The glory and grace of God. (32-35) Verses 1-6 None ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. God is the joy of his people, then let them rejoice when they come before him. He who derives his being from none, but gives being to all…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3These verses form a prayer for God to rise and scatter his enemies, like when Israel entered the promised land (compare Numbers 10:35–36; Joshua 6–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-3. Compare Nu 10:35; Psa 1:4; 22:14, on the figures here used. before him--as in Psa 68:2, from His presence, as dreaded; but in Psa 68:3, in His presence, as under His protection (Psa 61:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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