Psalm 68:27

Verse 27. Benjamin, Judah, Zebulun, Naphtali. The two royal tribes,

Verse 27. Benjamin, Judah, Zebulun, Naphtali. The same tribes are prominent in the New Testament, as foremost in the battle of the church against the world. Paul, the "least" of the apostles ( 1 Corinthians 15:8-10 ), was by origin Saul of Benjamin ( Philippians 3:5 ). Christ, "the Lion of the tribe of Judah," James and John, the brothers, the other James, Thaddaeus, and Simon, were from Judah, and the other apostles were from Nephthalim and Zabulon, or Galilee ( Matthew 4:13 ). A. R. Fausset.

Verse 27. Their ruler. The prince of that tribe. The Greek version saith, in a trance; taking the Hebrew ~dr to be of ~dr, though it be not found elsewhere in this form; yet rare words but once used are sundry times found in this and other Psalms. These things applied to Christ's times and after are very mystical. Benjamin, the least, is put here first; so in the heavenly Jerusalem, the first foundation is a jasper ( Revelation 21:19 ), which was the last precious stone in Aaron's breastplate, on which Benjamin's name was graven ( Exodus 28:10 Exodus 28:20-21 ). In this tribe Paul excelled as a prince of God, though one of the least of the apostles ( 1 Corinthians 15:8-10 ), who was converted in a trance or ecstasy ( Acts 9:3-4 , etc.); and in ecstasies he and other apostles saw the mysteries of Christ's kingdom. Henry Ainsworth.

Verse 27. Their council; or, their stone, the Messiah, that sprang from Judah, Genesis 49:24 Psalms 118:22 . John Gill.

Verse 27-28. There are all the twelve tribes of Israel with their rulers present, to conduct the ark of God to the hill, in which it pleaseth him to dwell; for, though all the tribes are not mentioned, these which are named, include the whole, since Zebulun and Naphtali are the most remote, and Judah and Benjamin the nearest tribes to Zion. Benjamin was a dwindled family through the signal depopulation of that tribe, from which it never entirely recovered. Judges 20:43-48 1 Chronicles 12:29 . Edward Garrard Marsh, in "The Book of Psalms translated into English Verse... with Practical and Explanatory Notes." 1832.

HINTS FOR PASTORS AND LAYPERSONS

Verse 27.