Homilist Psalm 68:1-6 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.… I. THE INTERPOSITION OF GOD INVOKED (vers. 1, 2). 1. An impression of God somewhat general. "Let God arise." The suppliant seemed to regard the Almighty as quiescent, as either unconscious or indifferent to what was occurring in the affairs of mankind. This view of God is unphilosophic, pernicious. God is all consciousness and all motion. He sees all, and is never at rest. 2. A conception of sinners always true. "His enemies." They "hate Him." What is sin? Practical antagonism to what God is. 3. A feeling towards man that is wrong. "Let His enemies be scattered," etc. II. THE WORSHIP OF GOD ENFORCED (vers. 8, 4). 1. Worship is the prerogative of the righteous — i.e. those whose spirit is ruled in everything by the only righteous law, supreme love to God. Such only can worship. Their hearts alone overflow with those sentiments of gratitude, filial reverence, and adoration which enter into the essence of all worship. 2. It is the outflow of the highest happiness. "Let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice," etc. Worship is not a task, it is a gratification; it is not an effort, it is an effluence; it is not a service, it is a spirit; and it is a spirit radiant and jubilant in the conscious presence of the all-loving One. It is the spirit pouring itself out to Him as freely and naturally as the healthy tree pours out its fruit and its blossoms to the sun, or as the overflowing fountain pours forth its waters to the ocean. III. THE CHARACTER OF GOD PORTRAYED. 1. His majesty. "Him that rideth upon the heavens," etc. 2. His mercy. "A father of the fatherless," etc. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.} Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.WEB: Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him. |
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