“Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”
The reference to sleeping between the sheepfolds articulates a period of peace and safety when the people rest without fear. The image of doves with silver wings and feathers of gold suggests beauty and preciousness; peace brings aesthetic delight and tranquility. This verse articulates that victory produces lasting peace and security.
Church Fathers on Psalms 68:13
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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