Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5

1Arise shall God: scattered shall be his enemies; And flee from before his face shall those who hate him.

2As smoke is driven away thou shalt drive them away; As wax melteth before the fire, perish shall the ungodly from before the face of God.

3But the righteous shall rejoice, They shell exult before God, And leap for joy.

4Sing ye unto God, sing psalms to his name; Exalt him who rideth upon the clouds whose name is Jah, And exult before him.

5The father of the orphans, and the judge of the widows, Is God in the habitation of his holiness.

6God who causeth the solitary to dwell in a family, Who bringeth forth those who are bound with chains: But rebels shall dwell in a dry land.

7O God! when thou well test forth before thy people, When thou marchedst through the wilderness; Selah:

8The earth was moved, Also the heavens dropped at the presence of this God: Sinai at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

9A liberal rain thou shalt make to fall, O God! upon thy inheritance, And when it is weary thou refreshest it.

10Thy congregation shall dwell therein: Thou wilt provide in thy goodness for the poor, O God!

11The Lord shall give the word To the women who announce the great army.

12Kings of armies shall flee — shall flee; And she who dwelleth within the house shall divide the spoils.

13Though ye should lie among the pots, in the ashes, Yet shall ye be as the wings of the dove covered with silver, And which behind is as fine yellow gold.

14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white in Salmon.

15The mountain of God, the mountain of Bashan, The mountain of heights, the mountain of Bashan.

16Why leap ye, ye mountains of heights? The mountain in which it hath pleased God to dwell: Yea dwell in it will Jehovah for ever.

17The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand thousands of angels: The Lord is among them, In the sanctuary as in Sinai.

18Thou hast ascended on high; Thou hast led captive captivity; Thou hast received gifts among men; Yea even [among] rebels, That Jehovah God might dwell in the midst of his people

19Blessed be God day by day: This God will load us with deliverances. Selah.

20Our God is the God of salvations; And to Jehovah Lord belong the issues of death.

21Surely God shall wound the head of his enemies, The crown of the hair of him who walketh in his wickedness.

22The Lord hath said: “From Bashan I will bring back; “I will bring back from the depths of the sea:

23“That thy foot may be stained with blood, “The tongue of thy dogs even in that of thy enemies.”

24They have seen thy goings, O God!— The goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25Before went the singers; [Then] followed the players on instruments; In the midst [were] the damsels striking the timbrels.

26In the congregations bless ye God, [Even] the Lord, ye who are of the fountain of Israel!

27There was little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah in their assembly, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphthali.

28Commanded hath thy God thy strength; Strengthen, O God! what thou hast wrought in us.

29From thy temple upon Jerusalem To thee shall kings bring presents.

30Destroy the company of spearmen, The assembly of bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Treading with their feet upon pieces of silver: Scatter thou the peoples that in wars delight.

31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall speedily stretch forth her hands to God.

32O ye kingdoms of the earth! sing unto God: Sing psalms to the Lord. Selah.

33To him who rideth upon the heavens of heavens which are of old: Lo! he shall send forth in his voice a voice of strength,

34Ascribe ye strength to God over Israel; His majesty and his strength [are] in the clouds.

35Terrible art thou, O God! out of thy holy places: The God of Israel himself shall give strength and might to his people. Blessed be God!