Psalms 68:30

Psalms 68:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
• New International Version (NIV)Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Till everyone submits himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples who delight in war.

Context of Psalms 68:30

28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. 29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war. 31Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God. 32Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; sing psalms of the Lord, (Selah,)

Psalms 68:30 word by word

גְּעַ֨ר חַיַּ֪ת קָנֶ֡ה עֲדַ֤ת אַבִּירִ֨ים׀ בְּעֶגְלֵ֬י עַמִּ֗ים מִתְרַפֵּ֥ס בְּרַצֵּי־כָ֑סֶף בִּזַּ֥ר עַ֝מִּ֗ים קְרָב֥וֹת יֶחְפָּֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 68:30

• 2 Samuel 8:1And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took the power of the capital out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 10:1And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
• 2 Chronicles 14:1And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
• 2 Chronicles 20:1And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
• Jeremiah 51:32and the passages are seized, and the reedy places are burnt with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
• Psalms 22:12Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
• Isaiah 34:7And the buffaloes shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
• Jeremiah 50:11For ye rejoiced, for ye triumphed, ye plunderers of my heritage; for ye have been wanton as the heifer at grass, and neighed as steeds.
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.
• Psalms 18:44At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
• 2 Samuel 8:2And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
• Psalms 68:14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.
• Psalms 120:7I [am for] peace; but when I speak, they [are] for war.
• Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:
• James 4:1Whence [come] wars and whence fightings among you? [Is it] not thence, — from your pleasures, which war in your members?

Commentaries on Psalms 68:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Rebuke the company of spearmen - קנה חית chaiyath kaneh, the wild beast of the reed - the crocodile or hippopotamus, the emblem of Pharaoh and the Egyptians; thus all the Versions. Our translators have mistaken the meaning; but they have put the true sense in the margin.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Rebuke the company of spearmen - Margin, “the beasts of the reeds.” This is in the form of a prayer - “Rebuke;” but the idea is, that this “would” occur; and the meaning of the whole verse, though there is much difficulty in interpreting the particular expressions, is, that the most formidable enemies of the people of God, represented here by wild beasts, would be subdued, and would be made to show their submission by bringing presents - by “pieces of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-31Verses 29-31 A powerful invitation is given to those that are without, to join the church. Some shall submit from fear; overcome by their consciences, and the checks of Providence, they are brought to make peace with the church. Others will submit willingly, ver. #(29-31). There is that beauty and benefit in the service of God, and in the gospel of Christ which went forth from Jerusalem, which is enough to invite sinners out of all nations.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30Hostile and rebellious people delight in warfare and insurrection (see Psalm 2:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. The strongest nations are represented by the strongest beasts (compare Margin).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