Discovery BoxPsalms 68:1 
ContextFor the music director; by David, a psalm, a song.
68:1 God springs into action! 2
His enemies scatter;
his adversaries 3 run from him. 4
Psalms 142:4
Context142:4 Look to the right and see!
No one cares about me. 5
I have nowhere to run; 6
no one is concerned about my life. 7
1 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people.
2 tn Or “rises up.” The verb form is an imperfect, not a jussive. The psalmist is describing God’s appearance in battle in a dramatic fashion.
3 tn Heb “those who hate him.”
4 sn The wording of v. 1 echoes the prayer in Num 10:35: “Spring into action,
5 tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”
6 tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”
7 tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”
