Psa 68:12-14 | JFB | STEP | 12. Kings of armies-- that is, with their armies. she that ... at home-- Mostly women so remained, and the ease of victory appears in that such, without danger, quietly enjoyed the spoils.

‏ Psalms 68:12-14

12. Kings of armies--that is, with their armies.

she that ... at home--Mostly women so remained, and the ease of victory appears in that such, without danger, quietly enjoyed the spoils.

13. Some translate this, "When ye shall lie between the borders, ye shall," &c., comparing the peaceful rest in the borders or limits of the promised land to the proverbial beauty of a gentle dove. Others understand by the word rendered "pots," the smoked sides of caves, in which the Israelites took refuge from enemies in the times of the judges; or, taking the whole figuratively, the rows of stones on which cooking vessels were hung; and thus that a contrast is drawn between their former low and afflicted state and their succeeding prosperity. In either case, a state of quiet and peace is described by a beautiful figure.

14. Their enemies dispersed, the contrast of their prosperity with their former distress is represented by that of the snow with the dark and somber shades of Salmon.