Psalms 68:5

"Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!"

Key Reflection

Psalms 68:5 commands the people to sing and praise God, acknowledging Him as the one who rides on the clouds—likely a reference to His presence and power in the heavens. For the original audience, this imagery would evoke a sense of divine majesty and sovereignty, reminding them that their God is not only present but also active in the world, deserving of their highest praises and joyful adoration.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

A father of the fatherless -Or, of orphans. ComparePsalms 10:14,Psalms 10:18. That is, God takes the place of the parent. SeeJeremiah 49:11: “Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.” This is one of the most tender appellations that could be given to God, and conveys one of the most striking descriptions that can be given of his character. We see his greatness, his majesty, his power, in the worlds that he has made - in the storm, the tempest, the rolling ocean; but it is in such expressions as this that we learn, what we most desire to know, and what we cannot elsewhere learn, that he is a Father; that he is to be loved as well as feared.

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