“There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.”
The reference to the people of Benjamin, Judah, and Zebulun indicates the specific tribes of Israel participating in the procession and worship. The enumeration of tribal representatives establishes that the entire nation participates in recognizing divine supremacy. This verse articulates the national scope of the worship of God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 68:27
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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