This is a most excellent psalm, but in many places the genuine sense is not easy to come at; for in this, as in some other scriptures, there are things dark and hard to be understood.

Prayer for the Dispersion of God’s Enemies. To the chief musician. A psalm or song of David. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

The psalmist here, having occasion to give God thanks for the great things he had done for him and his people of late, takes occasion thence to praise him for what he had done for their fathers in the days of old.

David, having given God praise for what he had done for Israel in general, as the God of Israel , here comes to give him praise as Zion’s God in a special manner; compare Ps. 9:11. Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, for which reason Zion is called the hill of God. I.

In these verses we have three things:— I. The gracious promise which God makes of the redemption of his people, and their victory over his and their enemies : The Lord said, in his own gracious purpose and promise, “I will do great things for my people, as the God of their salvation,” Ps. 68:20.

The psalmist, having prayed for and prophesied of the conversion of the Gentiles, here invites them to come in and join with the devout Israelites in praising God, intimating that their accession to the church would be the matter of their joy and praise : Let the kingdoms of the earth sing praises…