Chapter 68
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am 2962, bc 1042 (Title), This magnificent and truly sublime ode is supposed, with much probability, to have been composed by David, and sung at the removal of the ark from Kirjath-jearim.
God arise Ps 7:6-7, Ps 44:26, Ps 78:65-68, Ps 132:8-9; Num 10:35; 2Chr 6:41; Isa 33:3; Isa 42:13-14, Isa 51:9-10
be scattered Ps 68:14, Ps 68:30, Ps 59:11, Ps 89:10; Isa 41:15-16; Ezek 5:2, Ezek 12:14-15; Dan 2:35
that hate Ps 21:8; Exod 20:5; Deut 7:10; John 14:23-24
before him Heb. from his face
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As smoke Ps 37:20; Isa 9:18; Hos 13:3
as wax Ps 97:5; Isa 64:2; Mic 1:4, in the presence, Ps 76:7, Ps 80:16; Nah 1:5-6; 2Thess 1:8-9; Rev 6:16-17
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But Ps 32:11, Ps 33:1, Ps 58:10, Ps 64:10, Ps 97:12; Rev 18:20, Rev 19:7
rejoice Ps 95:1-2, Ps 98:8-9, Ps 100:1-2; Deut 12:12; 1Thess 5:16
exceedingly rejoice Heb. rejoice with gladness, Ps 21:1, Ps 43:4; 1Pet 1:8
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Sing unto God Ps 66:4, Ps 67:4; Isa 12:4-6
rideth Ps 68:33, Ps 18:10, Ps 104:3; Deut 33:26; Isa 19:1
his name Exod 3:14, Exod 6:3, Exod 6:8
JAH ιδ, JAH, is an abbreviation of ιδεδ, JEHOVAH and signifies self-existence. - He who derives his being from none, but gives being to all.
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A father Ps 10:14, Ps 10:18, Ps 82:3-4, Ps 146:9; Job 31:16-17; Jer 49:11; Hos 14:3
a judge Ps 72:2, Ps 72:4; Deut 10:18; Job 29:12-13; Isa 1:23; Jer 5:28; Luke 18:2-7; Eph 5:1
in his Ps 33:14; 2Chr 6:2, 2Chr 30:27; Isa 57:15, Isa 66:1; Acts 7:48-49
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God Ps 107:10, Ps 107:41, Ps 113:9; 1Sam 2:5; Gal 4:27
families Heb. a house
he bringeth Ps 107:10, Ps 107:14, Ps 146:7; Isa 61:1; Acts 12:6-25
the rebellious Ps 107:34, Ps 107:40; Deut 28:23-24; Hos 2:3; Mal 1:3
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O God Ps 114:1-8; Exod 13:21; Deut 4:34; Judg 4:14; Hab 3:13
thou didst Judg 5:4; Mic 2:13; Hab 3:12
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earth Ps 77:18, Ps 114:7; Isa 64:1, Isa 64:3; Hab 3:13; Heb 12:26; Rev 11:19
the heavens Judg 5:4-5
Sinai Exod 19:16, Exod 19:18; Deut 5:23-25
the God Ps 68:35, Ps 41:13; Isa 45:3
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didst Ps 65:9-13, Ps 77:16-17, Ps 78:24-27; Deut 11:10-12, Deut 11:14; Ezek 34:26
send Heb. shake out
confirm thine inheritance Heb. confirm it.
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Thy congregation Ps 74:1-2, Ps 74:19; Exod 19:5-6; Num 16:3; 1Pet 5:3
thou Deut 26:5, Deut 26:9-10, Deut 32:8-14; 1Sam 2:8; Job 5:10-11; Matt 11:5; Luke 1:53
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Lord Ps 40:3; Exod 14:15, Exod 17:9-16; Judg 4:6-24; Eph 4:11
company Heb. army, Ps 68:25; Exod 15:20; Judg 5:1-31; Rev 19:13
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Kings Exod 14:25; Num 31:8-9, Num 31:54; Josh 10:16, Josh 10:42, Josh 12:7, Josh 12:8-24; Judg 5:19; Rev 6:15; Rev 19:17-20
did flee she, Num 31:27; 1Sam 30:24
did flee apace Heb. did flee
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Though That is, probably, "Though ye have laboured and lain down between the brick-kilns in Egypt - a poor, enslaved, and oppressed people, yet ye shall gradually rise to dignity, prosperity, and splendour; as a dove, which has been defiled with dirt, disordered, and dejected, by washing herself in a running stream, and trimming her plumage, gradually recovers the serenity of her disposition, the purity of colour, and the richness and varied elegance of her appearance."
ye have Ps 81:6; Exod 1:14; 1Cor 6:9-11, 1Cor 12:2; Eph 2:1-3; Titus 3:3
the wings Ps 74:19, Ps 105:37, Ps 149:4; 1Kgs 4:20-21; Ezek 16:6-14; Luke 15:16, Luke 15:22; Eph 5:26-27; Rev 1:5-6
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When Num 21:3, Num 21:21-35; Josh 10:10-43, Josh 12:1-24; Rev 19:14-21
in it, it was or, for her, she was, Judg 2:7; Jer 2:3
as snow Ps 51:7; Isa 1:18
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of God Ps 2:6, Ps 78:68-69, Ps 87:1-2; Isa 2:2-3
of Bashan Deut 3:10; Mic 7:14
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Why Ps 114:4, Ps 114:6; Isa 2:2
the hill Ps 132:13-14; Deut 12:5, Deut 12:11; 1Kgs 9:3; Heb 12:22-23; Rev 21:2-3
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chariots Ps 18:10; Deut 33:2; 2Kgs 2:11, 2Kgs 6:16-17; Ezek 1:15-28; Dan 7:10; Matt 26:53; Rev 5:11, Rev 9:16
thousand or, many thousand
as in Sinai Exod 3:5, Exod 19:22-23
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ascended Ps 24:3, Ps 24:7-10, Ps 47:5, Ps 110:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:2-9; Eph 4:8-10; Heb 4:14, Heb 6:20, Heb 8:1; 1Pet 3:22
led Judg 5:12
received Luke 24:49; John 14:16-17, John 16:7, John 16:13-15; Acts 1:4, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:33-38; Eph 4:8
for men Heb. in the man, 1Cor 15:45-47; Col 1:18-19, Col 2:3, Col 2:9; Heb 1:3
rebellious Prov 1:22-23; Isa 55:7; Matt 9:13; Luke 24:47; Acts 2:23, Acts 2:36, Acts 2:38-41, Acts 9:17; 1Cor 6:9-11; 1Tim 1:13-15; Titus 3:3-7
that Ps 78:60, Ps 132:13-14; 2Chr 6:18; Isa 57:15; Ezek 48:35; John 14:17, John 14:23; 2Cor 6:16; Rev 1:20, Rev 2:1, Rev 21:3
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Blessed Ps 72:17-19, Ps 103:1-22; Eph 1:3
daily Ps 32:7, Ps 139:17; Lam 3:23
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our God Isa 12:2, Isa 45:17-22; Hos 1:7; John 4:22
unto Ps 118:17-18; Deut 32:39; 1Sam 2:6; John 5:21, John 5:23, John 5:28-29, John 11:25-26; Heb 2:14-15; Rev 1:18, Rev 20:1
issues Prov 4:23
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God Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13; Mark 12:4
the hairy Ps 55:23
of such Ps 68:18, Ps 7:12; Prov 1:24-33; Ezek 18:27-30; Luke 13:5; Heb 2:1-3, Heb 12:25; Rev 2:14-16
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Bashan Num 21:33; Isa 11:11-16, Isa 49:22
the depths Exod 14:22, Exod 14:29; Isa 51:10-11; Jer 23:5-8; Ezek 36:24; Hos 1:10-11
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That Ps 58:10
dipped Heb. red, Isa 63:1-6
the tongue 1Kgs 21:19, 1Kgs 22:38; 2Kgs 9:33-37; Rev 19:17-21
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even Ps 24:7-10, Ps 47:5-7; 2Sam 6:12-17; 1Chr 13:8, 1Chr 15:16-24
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the players Ps 87:7, Ps 150:3-5; Rev 14:2-3, Rev 15:2-3
among Ps 148:12-13; Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1Sam 18:6; Jer 31:4, Jer 31:13
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Bless Ps 107:32, Ps 111:1, Ps 135:19-21; 1Chr 16:7, 1Chr 16:8-36
from the fountain or, ye that are of the fountain, Deut 33:28; Prov 5:16; Isa 48:1
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little Gen 42:32; Judg 20:35, Judg 21:6-25; 1Sam 9:21; 1Chr 12:16, 1Chr 12:29, 1Chr 15:3, 1Chr 27:12
princes Ps 47:9, Ps 60:7; Isa 11:13; Ezek 37:19-27
and their council or, with their company
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commanded Ps 42:8, Ps 44:4, Ps 71:3; Isa 40:31; John 5:8-9; Acts 3:6-8; 2Cor 12:9-10
strengthen Ps 138:8; Eph 3:17-20; Phil 1:6; 2Thess 1:11
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Because 1Chr 17:4-12, 1Chr 22:7-11, 1Chr 28:10-21, 1Chr 29:3; 2Chr 2:5-6, 2Chr 6:8-9
shall Ps 72:10-11, Ps 76:11; 1Kgs 10:10, 1Kgs 10:24-25; 2Chr 32:33; Ezra 7:13-28; Neh 2:8; Isa 60:6-11, Isa 60:16-17
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Rebuke 2Sam 8:1-18, 2Sam 10:1-19; 2Chr 14:1-15, 2Chr 20:1-37; Isa 37:1-38
company of spearmen or, beasts of the reeds, Jer 51:32-33
multitude Ps 22:12-13; Isa 34:7; Jer 50:11
every Ps 2:12, Ps 18:44; 2Sam 8:2, 2Sam 8:8-11
scatter thou or, he scattereth, Ps 68:14
delight Ps 120:7; Rom 7:22; Jas 4:1
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Princes Ps 72:8-11; Isa 19:18-25, Isa 45:14, Isa 60:6-7, Isa 66:19
Ethiopia Zeph 3:10; Acts 8:27-40
stretch Ps 44:20, Ps 88:9, Ps 143:6; 1Kgs 8:22
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ye kingdoms Ps 67:2-5, Ps 100:1, Ps 117:1-2; Deut 32:43; Rom 15:10-11; Rev 15:4
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rideth Ps 68:4, Ps 18:10, Ps 104:3
of old Ps 93:2, Ps 102:25
send out Heb. give
his voice Ps 29:3-9, Ps 77:17-18; Ezek 10:5; John 12:28-29; Rev 11:12, Rev 11:15, Rev 11:19
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Ascribe Ps 29:1-2, Ps 96:6-8; 1Chr 16:28-29; Rev 19:6
his excellency Deut 33:26; 2Pet 1:17
and his strength This refers to the phenomena of thunder and lightning; for all nations have observed the electric fluid is an irresistible agent - destroying life, tearing towers and castles to pieces, rending the strongest oaks, and cleaving the most solid rocks; and the most enlightened nations have justly considered it as an especial manifestation of the power and sovereignty of God.
clouds or, heavens
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terrible Ps 45:4, Ps 65:5, Ps 66:5, Ps 76:12; Exod 15:1; Neh 1:5; Heb 12:24-29; Rev 6:16-17
he that giveth Ps 29:11; Deut 33:25; Isa 40:31, Isa 45:21; Zech 10:12; Eph 3:16; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11
Blessed Ps 72:18-19
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am 2962, bc 1042 (Title), This magnificent and truly sublime ode is supposed, with much probability, to have been composed by David, and sung at the removal of the ark from Kirjath-jearim.
God arise Ps 7:6-7, Ps 44:26, Ps 78:65-68, Ps 132:8-9; Num 10:35; 2Chr 6:41; Isa 33:3; Isa 42:13-14, Isa 51:9-10
be scattered Ps 68:14, Ps 68:30, Ps 59:11, Ps 89:10; Isa 41:15-16; Ezek 5:2, Ezek 12:14-15; Dan 2:35
that hate Ps 21:8; Exod 20:5; Deut 7:10; John 14:23-24
before him Heb. from his face
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As smoke Ps 37:20; Isa 9:18; Hos 13:3
as wax Ps 97:5; Isa 64:2; Mic 1:4, in the presence, Ps 76:7, Ps 80:16; Nah 1:5-6; 2Thess 1:8-9; Rev 6:16-17
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But Ps 32:11, Ps 33:1, Ps 58:10, Ps 64:10, Ps 97:12; Rev 18:20, Rev 19:7
rejoice Ps 95:1-2, Ps 98:8-9, Ps 100:1-2; Deut 12:12; 1Thess 5:16
exceedingly rejoice Heb. rejoice with gladness, Ps 21:1, Ps 43:4; 1Pet 1:8
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Sing unto God Ps 66:4, Ps 67:4; Isa 12:4-6
rideth Ps 68:33, Ps 18:10, Ps 104:3; Deut 33:26; Isa 19:1
his name Exod 3:14, Exod 6:3, Exod 6:8
JAH ιδ, JAH, is an abbreviation of ιδεδ, JEHOVAH and signifies self-existence. - He who derives his being from none, but gives being to all.
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A father Ps 10:14, Ps 10:18, Ps 82:3-4, Ps 146:9; Job 31:16-17; Jer 49:11; Hos 14:3
a judge Ps 72:2, Ps 72:4; Deut 10:18; Job 29:12-13; Isa 1:23; Jer 5:28; Luke 18:2-7; Eph 5:1
in his Ps 33:14; 2Chr 6:2, 2Chr 30:27; Isa 57:15, Isa 66:1; Acts 7:48-49
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God Ps 107:10, Ps 107:41, Ps 113:9; 1Sam 2:5; Gal 4:27
families Heb. a house
he bringeth Ps 107:10, Ps 107:14, Ps 146:7; Isa 61:1; Acts 12:6-25
the rebellious Ps 107:34, Ps 107:40; Deut 28:23-24; Hos 2:3; Mal 1:3
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O God Ps 114:1-8; Exod 13:21; Deut 4:34; Judg 4:14; Hab 3:13
thou didst Judg 5:4; Mic 2:13; Hab 3:12
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earth Ps 77:18, Ps 114:7; Isa 64:1, Isa 64:3; Hab 3:13; Heb 12:26; Rev 11:19
the heavens Judg 5:4-5
Sinai Exod 19:16, Exod 19:18; Deut 5:23-25
the God Ps 68:35, Ps 41:13; Isa 45:3
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didst Ps 65:9-13, Ps 77:16-17, Ps 78:24-27; Deut 11:10-12, Deut 11:14; Ezek 34:26
send Heb. shake out
confirm thine inheritance Heb. confirm it.
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Thy congregation Ps 74:1-2, Ps 74:19; Exod 19:5-6; Num 16:3; 1Pet 5:3
thou Deut 26:5, Deut 26:9-10, Deut 32:8-14; 1Sam 2:8; Job 5:10-11; Matt 11:5; Luke 1:53
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Lord Ps 40:3; Exod 14:15, Exod 17:9-16; Judg 4:6-24; Eph 4:11
company Heb. army, Ps 68:25; Exod 15:20; Judg 5:1-31; Rev 19:13
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Kings Exod 14:25; Num 31:8-9, Num 31:54; Josh 10:16, Josh 10:42, Josh 12:7, Josh 12:8-24; Judg 5:19; Rev 6:15; Rev 19:17-20
did flee she, Num 31:27; 1Sam 30:24
did flee apace Heb. did flee
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Though That is, probably, "Though ye have laboured and lain down between the brick-kilns in Egypt - a poor, enslaved, and oppressed people, yet ye shall gradually rise to dignity, prosperity, and splendour; as a dove, which has been defiled with dirt, disordered, and dejected, by washing herself in a running stream, and trimming her plumage, gradually recovers the serenity of her disposition, the purity of colour, and the richness and varied elegance of her appearance."
ye have Ps 81:6; Exod 1:14; 1Cor 6:9-11, 1Cor 12:2; Eph 2:1-3; Titus 3:3
the wings Ps 74:19, Ps 105:37, Ps 149:4; 1Kgs 4:20-21; Ezek 16:6-14; Luke 15:16, Luke 15:22; Eph 5:26-27; Rev 1:5-6
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When Num 21:3, Num 21:21-35; Josh 10:10-43, Josh 12:1-24; Rev 19:14-21
in it, it was or, for her, she was, Judg 2:7; Jer 2:3
as snow Ps 51:7; Isa 1:18
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of God Ps 2:6, Ps 78:68-69, Ps 87:1-2; Isa 2:2-3
of Bashan Deut 3:10; Mic 7:14
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Why Ps 114:4, Ps 114:6; Isa 2:2
the hill Ps 132:13-14; Deut 12:5, Deut 12:11; 1Kgs 9:3; Heb 12:22-23; Rev 21:2-3
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chariots Ps 18:10; Deut 33:2; 2Kgs 2:11, 2Kgs 6:16-17; Ezek 1:15-28; Dan 7:10; Matt 26:53; Rev 5:11, Rev 9:16
thousand or, many thousand
as in Sinai Exod 3:5, Exod 19:22-23
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ascended Ps 24:3, Ps 24:7-10, Ps 47:5, Ps 110:1; Mark 16:9; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:2-9; Eph 4:8-10; Heb 4:14, Heb 6:20, Heb 8:1; 1Pet 3:22
led Judg 5:12
received Luke 24:49; John 14:16-17, John 16:7, John 16:13-15; Acts 1:4, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:33-38; Eph 4:8
for men Heb. in the man, 1Cor 15:45-47; Col 1:18-19, Col 2:3, Col 2:9; Heb 1:3
rebellious Prov 1:22-23; Isa 55:7; Matt 9:13; Luke 24:47; Acts 2:23, Acts 2:36, Acts 2:38-41, Acts 9:17; 1Cor 6:9-11; 1Tim 1:13-15; Titus 3:3-7
that Ps 78:60, Ps 132:13-14; 2Chr 6:18; Isa 57:15; Ezek 48:35; John 14:17, John 14:23; 2Cor 6:16; Rev 1:20, Rev 2:1, Rev 21:3
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Blessed Ps 72:17-19, Ps 103:1-22; Eph 1:3
daily Ps 32:7, Ps 139:17; Lam 3:23
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our God Isa 12:2, Isa 45:17-22; Hos 1:7; John 4:22
unto Ps 118:17-18; Deut 32:39; 1Sam 2:6; John 5:21, John 5:23, John 5:28-29, John 11:25-26; Heb 2:14-15; Rev 1:18, Rev 20:1
issues Prov 4:23
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God Ps 110:6; Hab 3:13; Mark 12:4
the hairy Ps 55:23
of such Ps 68:18, Ps 7:12; Prov 1:24-33; Ezek 18:27-30; Luke 13:5; Heb 2:1-3, Heb 12:25; Rev 2:14-16
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Bashan Num 21:33; Isa 11:11-16, Isa 49:22
the depths Exod 14:22, Exod 14:29; Isa 51:10-11; Jer 23:5-8; Ezek 36:24; Hos 1:10-11
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That Ps 58:10
dipped Heb. red, Isa 63:1-6
the tongue 1Kgs 21:19, 1Kgs 22:38; 2Kgs 9:33-37; Rev 19:17-21
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even Ps 24:7-10, Ps 47:5-7; 2Sam 6:12-17; 1Chr 13:8, 1Chr 15:16-24
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the players Ps 87:7, Ps 150:3-5; Rev 14:2-3, Rev 15:2-3
among Ps 148:12-13; Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1Sam 18:6; Jer 31:4, Jer 31:13
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Bless Ps 107:32, Ps 111:1, Ps 135:19-21; 1Chr 16:7, 1Chr 16:8-36
from the fountain or, ye that are of the fountain, Deut 33:28; Prov 5:16; Isa 48:1
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little Gen 42:32; Judg 20:35, Judg 21:6-25; 1Sam 9:21; 1Chr 12:16, 1Chr 12:29, 1Chr 15:3, 1Chr 27:12
princes Ps 47:9, Ps 60:7; Isa 11:13; Ezek 37:19-27
and their council or, with their company
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commanded Ps 42:8, Ps 44:4, Ps 71:3; Isa 40:31; John 5:8-9; Acts 3:6-8; 2Cor 12:9-10
strengthen Ps 138:8; Eph 3:17-20; Phil 1:6; 2Thess 1:11
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Because 1Chr 17:4-12, 1Chr 22:7-11, 1Chr 28:10-21, 1Chr 29:3; 2Chr 2:5-6, 2Chr 6:8-9
shall Ps 72:10-11, Ps 76:11; 1Kgs 10:10, 1Kgs 10:24-25; 2Chr 32:33; Ezra 7:13-28; Neh 2:8; Isa 60:6-11, Isa 60:16-17
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Rebuke 2Sam 8:1-18, 2Sam 10:1-19; 2Chr 14:1-15, 2Chr 20:1-37; Isa 37:1-38
company of spearmen or, beasts of the reeds, Jer 51:32-33
multitude Ps 22:12-13; Isa 34:7; Jer 50:11
every Ps 2:12, Ps 18:44; 2Sam 8:2, 2Sam 8:8-11
scatter thou or, he scattereth, Ps 68:14
delight Ps 120:7; Rom 7:22; Jas 4:1
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Princes Ps 72:8-11; Isa 19:18-25, Isa 45:14, Isa 60:6-7, Isa 66:19
Ethiopia Zeph 3:10; Acts 8:27-40
stretch Ps 44:20, Ps 88:9, Ps 143:6; 1Kgs 8:22
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ye kingdoms Ps 67:2-5, Ps 100:1, Ps 117:1-2; Deut 32:43; Rom 15:10-11; Rev 15:4
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rideth Ps 68:4, Ps 18:10, Ps 104:3
of old Ps 93:2, Ps 102:25
send out Heb. give
his voice Ps 29:3-9, Ps 77:17-18; Ezek 10:5; John 12:28-29; Rev 11:12, Rev 11:15, Rev 11:19
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Ascribe Ps 29:1-2, Ps 96:6-8; 1Chr 16:28-29; Rev 19:6
his excellency Deut 33:26; 2Pet 1:17
and his strength This refers to the phenomena of thunder and lightning; for all nations have observed the electric fluid is an irresistible agent - destroying life, tearing towers and castles to pieces, rending the strongest oaks, and cleaving the most solid rocks; and the most enlightened nations have justly considered it as an especial manifestation of the power and sovereignty of God.
clouds or, heavens
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terrible Ps 45:4, Ps 65:5, Ps 66:5, Ps 76:12; Exod 15:1; Neh 1:5; Heb 12:24-29; Rev 6:16-17
he that giveth Ps 29:11; Deut 33:25; Isa 40:31, Isa 45:21; Zech 10:12; Eph 3:16; Phil 4:13; Col 1:11
Blessed Ps 72:18-19
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