Psalm, Chapter 68
The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
68 [a]Let God arise, [b]let His enemies be scattered,
And [c]let those who hate Him flee before Him.
- The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary
o The title of this message is interesting because
§ The God Sinai likely refers to Mt. Sinai where God gave Moses the ten commandments (man is now accountable to God laws)
§ And of the Sanctuary likely refers to the church; a place of safety (man is now forgiven for breaking those laws)
- Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered
o David wants God’s to arise, get up from His throne and take action
o The specific action he wants is for God to scatter his enemies (the fun is over)
- And let those who hate Him flee before Him
o Some people hate God because He makes good and evil plainly seen
o They want to continue in their sin and they get mad when they can’t
o When God gets up from His throne and visits the earth, those people will flee (Run) before Him
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.
- As smoke is driven away, so drive them away
o Smoke is driven away fast (poof); God’s enemies will flee quick too
- As wax melts before the fire
o Wax can’t stand the heat (neither can sin)
- So let the wicked perish before God
o They will be consumed by Fire like wax
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
- But (in contrast to what happens to the evil)
- Let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God
o We are going to glad when God visits the earth
o We will exult (elation; jubilation) before God - YES
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
[d]Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts,
Whose name is [e]the Lord, and exult before Him.
- Sing to God, sing praises to His name
o Its always about His name because His name saved us!
o It’s not the unknown God; it Jesus Christ, the Lord!
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