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Psalm 68:23-25
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 68:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 The Lord has said:
“I will bring them back even from Bashan,
I will bring them back even from the depths of the sea,[a]
24 so that you may bathe your feet in the blood of your foes
and the tongues of your dogs may have their share.”[b]
25 [c]Your procession, O God, comes into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:23 From Bashan . . . from the depths of the sea: i.e., the heights and the depths, the farthest places to which enemies might flee.
- Psalm 68:24 A vivid expression indicating complete victory over one’s foes that was common in the Near East (see Ps 58:11). It alludes to the predictions of Elijah (1 Ki 21:19f) about the death of Ahab (1 Ki 22:38), his son Joram, wounded at Ramoth Gilead and brought back to Jezreel (2 Ki 8:29; 9:15), and Jezebel (2 Ki 9:36).
- Psalm 68:25 This seventh part describes the procession as it approaches the temple and renews God’s taking up residence there (see Pss 24; 47) in the presence of all Israel, both north and south. It also alludes to the Passover of Hezekiah in which all the tribes participated (see Ps 80:2f; 2 Chr 30:1ff; Isa 9:1).
