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Psalms 68

3 In this psalme David setteth forth as in a glass the wonderful mercies of God toward his people. 5 Who by all means and most strange sorts declared him self to them, 15 And therefore God’s Church by reason of his promises, graces and victories doeth excel without comparison all worldlie things. 34 He exhorteth therefore all men to praise God forever.
¶ To him that excelleth. A psalme or song of David.
1.God awill arise, and his enemies shalbe scattered: they also that hate him, shal flee before him.
2.As the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them awaie: and as wax melteth before the fyre, so shal the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3.bBut the righteous shalbe glad, and rejoyce before God: yea, they shal leap for joy.
4.Sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name: exalt him, that rideth upon the heavens, in his Name cJah, and rejoyce before him.
5.He is a Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows, even God in his holie habitation.
6.God dmaketh the solitarie to dwell in families, and delivereth them that were prisoners in stocks: but the rebellious shal dwell in a edry land.
7.fO God, when thou wentest forth before thy people: when thou wentest through the wilderness, (Sélah)
8.The earth shoke, and the heavens dropped at the presence of this God: even Sinái was moved at the presence of God, even the God of Israél.
9.Thou, ô God, sendest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance, and thou didest refresh it when it was weary.
10.Thy Congregation dwelled therein: for thou, ô God, hast of thy ggoodness prepared it for the poor.
11.The Lord gave matter to the hwomen to tell of the great army.
12.The Kings of the armies did flee: they did flee and ishe that remained in the house, divided the spoil.
13.Though ye have lien among kpots, yet shal ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver, and whose feathers are like yellow gold.
14.When the Almighty scattered Kings lin it, it was white as the snow in Zalmón.
15.mThe mountain of God is like the mountain of Bashán: it is an high Mountain, as mount Bashán.
16.nWhy leap ye, ye high mountains? as for this Mountain, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord wil dwell in it for ever.
17.The charets of God are twentie thousand thousand Angels, and the Lord is among them, as in the Sanctuary of Sinai.
18.Thou art gone up on high: thou hast oled captivity captive, and received gifts for men: yea, even the rebellious hast thou led, that the Lord God might dwell there
19.Praised be the Lord, even the God of our salvation, which ladeth us daiely Sélah.
20.This is our God, even the God that saveth us: and to the Lord God belong the pissues of death.
21.Surely God wil wound the head of his enemies, and the hair pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.
22.The Lord hath said, I wil bring my people again from qBashán: I wil bring them again from the depths of the Sea:
23.That thy foot may be dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogs in the blood of the enemies, even in rit.
24.They have seen, ô God, thy sgoings, the goings of my God, and my King, which art in the Sanctuarie.
25.The tsingers went before, the plaiers of instruments after: in the middes were the maids playing with timbrels.
26.Praise ye God in the assemblies, and the Lord, ye that are of the fountain uof Israél.
27.There was xlittle Benjamín with their yruler, and the princes of Judáh with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulún, and the princes of Naphtalí.
28.Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, ô God, that, which thou hast wrought in us,
29.zOut of thy Temple upon Jerusalém: and Kings shal bring presents unto thee.
30.Destroy the company of the spearmen, and multitude of the mightie bulls with the calves of the people, that atread under feet pieces of silver: scatter the people that delite in war.
31.Then shal the princes come out bof Egypt: Ethiopia shal haste to stretch her hands unto God.
32.Sing unto God, ô ye kingdoms of the earth: sing praise unto the Lord, (Sélah)
33.To him that rideth upon the most high heavens, which were from the beginning: behold he wil send out by his cvoyce a mightie sound.
34.Ascribe the power to God: for his majestie is upon Israél, and his strength is in the clouds.
35.O God, thou art dterrible out of thine holie eplaces: the God of Israél is he that giveth strength and power unto the people: praised be God.

Notes

1-a.
The Prophet shows that albeit God suffers the wicked tyrants to oppress his Church for a time, yet at length he will be revenged of them.
3-b.
He shows that when God declares his power against the wicked, that it is for the commodity and salvation of his Church, which praise him therefore.
4-c.
Jah and Jehovah are the names of God, which do signify his essence and majesty incomprehensible, so that hereby is declared, that all idols are but vanity, and that the God of Israel, is the only true God.
6-d.
He gives children to them, that be childless, and increases their families.
6-e.
Which is barren of God’s blessings, which before they had abused.
7-f.
He teaches that God’s favour peculiarly belongs to his Church, as appears by their wonderful deliverance out of Egypt.
10-g.
God blessed the land of Canaan because he had chosen that place for his Church.
11-h.
The fashion then was that women sang songs after the victory, as Miriam, Deborah, Judith and others.
12-i.
The prey was so great that not only the soldiers, but women also had part thereof.
13-k.
Though God suffer his Church for a time to lie in black darkness, yet he will restore it and make it most shining and white.
14-l.
In the land of Canaan, where his Church was.
15-m.
Zion the Church of God does excel all worldly things, not in pomp and outward show, but by the inward grace of God, which there remains because of his dwelling there.
16-n.
Why brast you of your strength and beauty against this Mountain of God?
18-o.
As God overcame the enemies of his Church, took them prisoners, and made them tributaries: so Christ, which is God manifest in flesh, subdued Satan and sin under us, and gave unto his Church most liberal gifts of his Spirit, Ehp. 4.8.
20-p.
In most extreme dangers God has infinite ways to deliver his.
22-q.
As he delivered his Church once from Og of Bashan, and other tyrants, and from the dangers of the red Sea, so will he still do as oft as necessity requires.
23-r.
That is, in the blood of that great slaughter, where dogs shall lap blood.
24-s.
That is, how you, which are chief King, goes out with your people to war, and gives them the victory.
25-t.
He describes the order of the people, when they went to the Temple to give thanks for the victory.
26-u.
Which come of the Patriarch Jacob.
27-x.
Benjamin is called little because he was the youngest son of Jacob.
27-y.
Who was some chief ruler of the tribe.
29-z.
Declare out of your holy palace your power for the defence of your Church Jerusalem.
30-a.
He desires that the pride of the mighty may be destroyed, which accustomed to garnish their shoes with silver: and therefore for their glittering pomp thought themselves above all men.
31-b.
He prophecies that the Gentiles shall come to the true knowledge and worship of God.
33-c.
By his terrible thunders he will make himself to be known the God of all the world.
35-d.
In showing fearful judgements against your enemies for the salvation of your people.
35-e.
He alludes to the Tabernacle which was divided into three parts.