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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures— doves with wings of silver and feathers of gold.

Context of Psalms 68:13

11The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host: 12"The kings of the armies—they flee, they flee!" The women at home divide the spoil— though you men lie among the sheepfolds— the wings of a dove covered with silver, its pinions with shimmering gold. 14When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon. 15O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!

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 relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.
• Exodus 1:14and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
• 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.
• Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
• Psalms 74:19Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.
• Psalms 105:37Then he brought out Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
• Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
• 1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy.
• Ezekiel 16:6"And when I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you in your blood, 'Live!' I said to you in your blood, 'Live!'
• Luke 15:16And he was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.
• Ephesians 5:26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
• Ephesians 5:27so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by 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