Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
David composed this psalm to celebrate victories God granted him over his enemies, most likely after his triumph over the Ammonites and Syrians when the ark returned to Jerusalem. The ark's ascent to the holy mountain prefigures Christ's far more glorious ascension to heaven after He conquered His enemies and ours. Though the psalm rises to great heights of sublimity, its interpretation presents considerable difficulty at many points.
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Commenting on Psalm 68:1-35
God has commanded your strength into being by His decree and made you strong by His arm. Strengthen what You have wrought for us, O God, for all power flows from You, and its maintenance rests in Your hands alone. He never leaves His work unfinished.
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God promises to bring His people up from the depths of the sea and set them safe from danger, just as He did when He drew Israel from Egypt and from the wilderness into Canaan. What He has done before, He will do again; former mercies should kindle our faith for future ones.
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Commenting on Psalm 68:22-31