Psalms 68:13

Psalms 68:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Even while you sleep among the sheep pens, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, You will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold.”

Context of Psalms 68:13

11The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan]; The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army); 12“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee, And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].” When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds, You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver, Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy]. 14When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan, It was snowing on Zalmon. 15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].

Psalms 68:13 word by word

אִֽם־תִּשְׁכְּבוּן֮ בֵּ֪ין שְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִם כַּנְפֵ֣י י֭וֹנָה נֶחְפָּ֣ה בַכֶּ֑סֶף וְ֝אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗יהָ בִּֽירַקְרַ֥ק חָרֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Though ye have lienשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• among the potsשְׁפַתָּ֑יִםshâphâth · ash heepH8240
• the wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• of a doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• coveredחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
• with silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and her feathersאֶבְרָה'ebrâh · pinionH84
• with yellowיְרַקְרַקyeraqraq · greenishH3422
• goldחָרוּץchârûts chârûts · goldH2742

Cross-references for Psalms 68:13

• Psalms 81:6“I removed the burden from his shoulder; His hands were freed from the basket.
• Exodus 1:14They made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar, brick, and all kinds of field work. All their labor was harsh and severe.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor (perversely) effeminate, nor homosexuals,
• 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
• Ephesians 2:1And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
• Psalms 74:19Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast; Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
• Psalms 105:37He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold, And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled.
• Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
• 1 Kings 4:20[The people of] Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is in abundance by the sea; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
• Ezekiel 16:6“When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your [newborn] blood, I said to you while you were there in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you while you were there in your blood, ‘Live!’
• Luke 15:16He would have gladly eaten the [carob] pods that the pigs were eating [but they could not satisfy his hunger], and no one was giving anything to him.
• Ephesians 5:26so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
• Ephesians 5:27so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)—

Commentaries on Psalms 68:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Though ye have lien among the pots - The prophet is supposed here to address the tribes of Reuben and Gad, who remained in their inheritances, occupied with agricultural, maritime, and domestic affairs, when the other tribes were obliged to go against Jabin, and the other Canaanitish kings. Ye have been thus occupied, while your brethren sustained a desperate campaign; but while you are inglorious, they obtained the most splendid victory, and dwell under…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Though ye have lien among the pots - There are few passages in the Bible more difficult of interpretation than this verse and the following. Our translators seem to have supposed that the whole refers to the ark, considered as having been neglected, or as having been suffered to remain among the common vessels of the tabernacle, until it became like those vessels in appearance - that is, until its brilliancy had become tarnished by neglect, or by want of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies. If God bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. He provided for them, both in the wilderness and in Canaan. The daily manna seems here meant. And it looks to the spiritual provision for God's Israel. The Spirit of grace and the gospel of grace are the plentiful rain, with which God confirms his inheritance, and from which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The people who cared for flocks and moved from place to place were surprised to receive silver and gold ornaments from the battle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Some translate this, "When ye shall lie between the borders, ye shall," &c., comparing the peaceful rest in the borders or limits of the promised land to the proverbial beauty of a gentle dove. Others understand by the word rendered "pots," the smoked sides of caves, in which the Israelites took refuge from enemies in the times of the judges; or, taking the whole figuratively, the rows of stones on which cooking vessels were hung; and thus that a…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 68

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings