“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.”
The reference to the Lord announcing tidings of victory and great multitudes publishing the tidings articulates that God's triumph becomes known through proclamation and testimony. The imagery of women announcing the good news connects to the tradition of women celebrating military victory with song and dance. This verse establishes that witness to divine triumph is shared widely through the community.
Church Fathers on Psalms 68:11
1. Of this Psalm, the title seems not to need operose discussion: for simple and easy it appears. For thus it stands: “For the end, for David himself a Psalm of a Song.” But in many Psalms already we have reminded you what is “at the end: for the end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing:” Romans 10:4 He is the end which makes perfect, not that which consumes or destroys. Nevertheless, if any one endeavours to inquire, what means, “a Psalm of a Song:”…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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