Verse 10
"Rain in abundance, O God, You shed abroad; You restored Your inheritance as it languished."
"Rain in abundance" — a rain of generosity, a free gift from heaven, poured upon His inheritance; and when the land was weary, "You restored it." Abundance falling exactly where it is needed.
Verse 11
"Your flock found a dwelling in it; in Your goodness, O God, You provided for the needy."
"Your flock dwelt in it" — Your people settled in the land — and "in Your goodness You provided for the needy." The great rain becomes bread for the individual; God cares for the weak.
Verse 12
"The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host."
"The Lord gives the word," and a great company of heralds carry the tidings of victory. God's word spreads from mouth to mouth.
Verse 13
"The kings of the armies flee, they flee; and she who stays at home divides the spoil."
The enemy kings run and scatter, and even the one who stayed at home shares in the spoil. The victory is so great that all take part in it.
Verse 14
"Though you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold."
A vivid image — "the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with gold." Beauty, peace, and purity after the battle: feathers of light in place of the dust.
Verse 15
"When the Almighty scattered kings there, it snowed on Zalmon."
When God scattered the kings, "it snowed on Zalmon." The evil was dispersed, leaving behind whiteness and purity.
Verse 16
"A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a many-peaked mountain is the mountain of Bashan."
Bashan is a mighty, many-peaked mountain — among the greatest in the world.
Verse 17
"Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountains, at the mountain that God desired for His abode? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever."
"Why do you look with envy, O lofty mountains?" God chose not the great and impressive one, but the humble mountain He desired for His abode — and "the LORD will dwell there forever." God desires humility, not pride.
Verse 18
"The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is in the holy place."
"The chariots of God are countless," myriads upon thousands, "and the Lord is among them, as at Sinai, in holiness." His power is beyond counting, yet He chooses to dwell near His people.
Part 2 of Psalm 68 paints God in two extremes that become one: the mighty power — rain from heaven, chariots in myriads, kings scattered like snow — and the tenderness and humble choice: care for the poor, the quiet beauty of the dove's wings, and the choice of the small, lowly mountain as an eternal dwelling. The greatest God of all does not seek the great, but desires the humble and dwells in it forever.