August 07, 2024
Marching to Victory #
Psalm 68:1-3
Introduction
We have a lengthy Psalm before us, in which we will not be able to touch every verse of it, much less every phrase. It is a full Psalm, with many messages that could be brought from it. We will limit ourselves to one simple message from the Psalm as we trek on through the forest of the Psalms.
In the Treasury of David, Spurgeon describes the Psalm as, “The Psalm is at once surpassingly excellent and difficult. Its darkness in some stanzas is utterly impenetrable.”
It is believed the Psalm goes with the moving of the Ark of the Covenant.
I. Moving of God (1-3) #
A. Ark of God was moved #
1. This passage resembles the time when Moses moved the Ark of the Covenant #
Numbers 10:35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
2. Moving with the presence of God #
B. Enemies flee! #
1. Wickedness cannot stand before God! #
Is. 41:10 ¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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Take the name of Jesus with you
Child of sorrow and of woe
It will joy and comfort give you
take it then where’er you go
//Precious name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven;//
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Take the name of Jesus ever
As protection ev’rywhere
If temptations ‘round you gather,
Breathe that holy name in prayer!
C. Rejoice in Going with God! (3) #
II. Magnifying God (4-6) #
A. Singing #
1. Singing, is often done from a joyful, rejoicing song! #
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
2. Extol – to lift up, magnify. #
3. Names of God – JAH #
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JAH – only once as JAH in the AV, all the other times it is translated as JAH. 48 x’s LORD
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God (Elohim), Lord – (Adonay), LORD – (Jehovah)
B. His compassion! (5-6) #
1. Puts the lonely in families “setteth the solitary in families” #
2. Free’s the chained “those that are bound with chains” #
3. Rebellious – refuse to be freed, or family’ed #
4. His compassions, are known through the difficulties (Rom 5:2-5*) #
III. Victories of God (7-10) #
A. The Power of God #
1. Earth quake powers. (8) #
B. Refreshing of God in need (9) #
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
IV. Goodness of God (18-19) #
A. Nation of Israel described #
1. God lifted up “Thou hast ascended on high” #
2. God leads them “Thou hast led captivity captive:” #
3. God Lives with them “the LORD God might dwell among them” #
B. Quoted in the NT (Eph 4:8-10) #
Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)