When God Speaks

                                                                     Psalm 68: 11-19

 July 3, 2022

 

 

The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: “The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!”  The women at home divide the spoil— though you men lie among the sheepfolds—the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold.   When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon.  O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan;  O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!  Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?  The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.   You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.   Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah

 

“Then the glorious march of Jehovah in the wilderness is sung: Ps 68:7-10, and his victories in war are celebrated in verses Ps 68:11-14. The joyous shouts are louder as Zion comes in sight, and the ark is borne up the hill: Ps 68:15-19. On the summit of the mount, the priests sing a hymn concerning the Lord's goodness and justice; the safety of his friends, and ruin of his foes.” By Charles H. Spurgeon’s Treasury of David

 

It is not often that I go to a commentary, but this part of the Psalm requires such action.  And I cannot think of anyone more gift than Spurgeon’s to speak on this song by David.

 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice