New King James Version
Psalms 68:1
1Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives.
Context of Psalms 68:1
Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. 2As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:1 word by word
יָק֣וּם אֱ֭לֹהִים יָפ֣וּצוּ אוֹיְבָ֑יו וְיָנ֥וּסוּ מְ֝שַׂנְאָ֗יו מִפָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 68:1
- Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies; Rise up for me to the judgment You have commanded!
- Psalms 44:26Arise for our help, And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
- Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
- Psalms 132:8Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- Numbers 10:35So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said: “Rise up, O Lord! Let Your enemies be scattered, And let those who hate You flee before You.”
- 2 Chronicles 6:41“Now therefore, Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, And let Your saints rejoice in goodness.
- Isaiah 33:3At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.
- Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in the ancient days, In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent?
- Psalms 68:14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Zalmon.
- Psalms 59:11Do not slay them, lest my people forget; Scatter them by Your power, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Isaiah 41:15“Behold, I will make you into a new threshing sledge with sharp teeth; You shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, And make the hills like chaff.
- Ezekiel 5:2You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatter in the wind: I will draw out a sword after them.
- Ezekiel 12:14I will scatter to every wind all who are around him to help him, and all his troops; and I will draw out the sword after them.
- Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole 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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