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It is almost as if Isaiah 10, in which Isaiah chastises the people of Israel, for their suborning evil, creating nefarious laws, and subverting justice for the poor and needy, was written with Psalm 68 in mind, as 68:11 tells us that God provides for the needy.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Psalm 68:13, \u201chousewives are sharing in the spoils.\u201d In Isaiah 10:2, \u201cwidows are the spoils.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In Psalm 68:7 \u201cGod restores the lonely to their homes, and frees the imprisoned.\u201d Isaiah asks (10:3-4) \u201cTo whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your dignity, from collapsing during imprisonment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In Psalms 68: 21, God delivers us an escape from death. In Isaiah 10:4, death surrounds us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 68:14 boasts that there will be riches for even those who don\u2019t make any effort, with \u201cwings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in gold.\u201d Isaiah (10:14) talks about the King of Assyria plundering other nations, and he says \u201cI was able to seize, like a nest, the wealth of people. As one gathers abandoned eggs, so I gathered the earth. Nothing so much flapped a wing or opened a mouth to peep.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 68:32 has tributes to God from the kingdoms of Egypt and Cush. Isaiah 10:6 recalls when God empowered the King of Assyria to destroy other nations, and to keep their spoils for himself. That king thought himself (10:7-8) all-powerful, because he had other princes doing his bidding.\u00a0 Psalm 68:28 boasts of the \u201cprinces of Judah\u2026 the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 68:36 says that \u201cGod gives might and power to the people\u201d. Isaiah 10:13 has the King of Assyria saying \u201cby the power of my own hand I did it, and by my own skill, as I am smart.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost as if Isaiah read the arrogance and greed of the psalmist, and responded with the reality of how the corrupt operate. When a leader urges people to join a fight with the bombastic promise that \u201ceveryone will share in the spoils\u201d, what usually comes next is that the same leader creates his own version of \u201cjustice\u201d that results in the people most at risk being harmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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