{"id":2495,"verse_id":"PSA.68.1","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":1,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"68.1","text":". The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A1/1"}
{"id":2496,"verse_id":"PSA.68.5","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":5,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"68.5","text":"God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by the fatherless and widows .","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A5/1"}
{"id":2497,"verse_id":"PSA.68.7","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":7,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"68.7","text":"When you march through the desert . Some interpreters think that v. 7 alludes to Israel’s exodus from Egypt and its subsequent travels in the desert. Another option is that v. 7 , like v. 8 , echoes Judg 5:4 , which describes how the God of Sinai marched across the desert regions to do battle with Sisera and his Canaanite army.","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A7/2"}
{"id":2498,"verse_id":"PSA.68.8","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":8,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"68.8","text":"The language of vv. 7-8 is reminiscent of Judg 5:4-5 , which tells how the God of Sinai came in the storm and annihilated the Canaanite forces led by Sisera. The presence of allusion does not mean, however, that this is a purely historical reference. The psalmist is describing God’s typical appearance as a warrior in terms of his prior self-revelation as ancient events are reactualized in the psalmist’s experience. (For a similar literary technique, see .)","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A8/2"}
{"id":2499,"verse_id":"PSA.68.15","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":15,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"68.15","text":"The mountain of Bashan probably refers to Mount Hermon.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A15/1"}
{"id":2500,"verse_id":"PSA.68.25","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":25,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"68.25","text":"To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20 ; Judg 11:34 ; 1 Sam 18:6 ).","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A25/2"}
{"id":2501,"verse_id":"PSA.68.27","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":27,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"68.27","text":"Little Benjamin, their ruler . This may allude to the fact that Israel’s first king, Saul, was from the tribe of Benjamin.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A27/1"}
{"id":2502,"verse_id":"PSA.68.30","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":30,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"68.30","text":"The wild beast of the reeds probably refers to a hippopotamus, which in turn symbolizes the nation of Egypt.","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A30/2"}
{"id":2503,"verse_id":"PSA.68.34","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"PSA","chapter":68,"verse":34,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"68.34","text":"The language of v. 34 echoes that of Deut 33:26 .","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/Psalm%2068%3A34/2"}
