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 word: great the host of the publishers. 12Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil. Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, [ye shall be as] wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold. 14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon. 15[As] mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.

Psalms 68:13 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 68:13

• Psalms 81:6I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
• Exodus 1:14and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Do ye not know that unrighteous [persons] shall not inherit [the] kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who make women of themselves, nor who abuse themselves with men,
• 1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that when ye were [of the] nations [ye were] led away to dumb idols, in whatever way ye might be led.
• Ephesians 2:1and you, being dead in your offences and sins —
• Psalms 74:19Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever.
• Psalms 105:37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes.
• Psalms 149:4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation.
• 1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
• Ezekiel 16:6And I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, and I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live! yea, I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live!
• Luke 15:16And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
• Ephesians 5:26in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by the washing of water by [the] word,
• Ephesians 5:27that he might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,

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