Psalm 68 Overview
Celebrate YHWH's victory!
Psalm 68
Welcome to the Overview of Psalm 68
This page will introduce and provide orientation to Psalm 68 as a whole. It includes the following sections:
Introduction to Psalm 68
Author:
Purpose:
- To celebrate God's victories over his enemies and protection of his people
Content:
- "Ascribe strength to God!" He scatters his enemies and they submit to him. He delivers his people and provides for them.
Message:
- The God of Israel is to be feared for his great power, and to be celebrated for his loyalty to his people.
Psalm 68 At-a-Glance
These sections divide the content of the psalm into digestible pieces , and are determined based on information from many of our layers, including Semantics, Poetics, and Discourse. The columns, left to right, contain: the verse numbers; the main title of the section; a brief summary of the content of that section (quote marks indicate the text is taken directly from the English text of the psalm (as per our Close-but-Clear translation); and an icon to visually represent and remember the content.
Background Orientation for Psalm 68
Following are the common-ground assumptionsCommon-ground assumptions include information shared by the speaker and hearers. In our analysis, we mainly use this category for Biblical/Ancient Near Eastern background. which are the most helpful for making sense of the psalm.
Background Situation for Psalm 68
The background situation is the series of events leading up to the time in which the psalm is spoken. These are taken from the story triangle – whatever lies to the left of the star icon. [[File:|class=img-fluid|825px]]
Participants in Psalm 68