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Psalms 68:11
11The Lord gives instructions. The women who announce the good news are a large army.
Psalms 68:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord gives the word; the women who announce the news are a great host:
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord gave the word; Great was the company of those who proclaimed it:
Context of Psalms 68:11
9You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted. 10Your flock settled there. Out of your goodness, O God, you provided for oppressed people. The Lord gives instructions. The women who announce the good news are a large army. 12⌞They say,⌟ “The kings of the armies flee; they run away. The women who remained at home will divide the goods. 13Though you stayed among the sheep pens, ⌞you will be like⌟ the wings of a dove covered with silver, its feathers with yellow gold.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:11 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֥י יִתֶּן־אֹ֑מֶר הַֽ֝מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹת צָבָ֥א רָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:11
- Psalms 40:3He placed a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see this and worship. They will trust the Lord.
- Exodus 14:15Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to start moving.
- Exodus 17:9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men. Then fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I will hold in my hand the staff God told me to take along.”
- Judges 4:6Deborah summoned Barak, son of Abinoam, from Kedesh in Naphtali. She told him, “The Lord God of Israel has given you this order: ‘Gather troops on Mount Tabor. Take 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun with you.
- Ephesians 4:11He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts ⌞to his church⌟.
- Psalms 68:25The singers are in front. The musicians are behind them. The young women beating tambourines are between them.
- Exodus 15:20Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, dancing with tambourines, followed her.
- Judges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak, son of Abinoam, sang this song:
- Revelation 19:13He wears clothes dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Great was the company of those that published it - רב צבא המבשרות hammebasseroth tsaba rab ; "Of the female preachers there was a great host." Such is the literal translation of this passage; the reader may make of it what he pleases. Some think it refers to the women who, with music, songs, and dances, celebrated the victories of the Israelites over their enemies. But the publication of good news, or of any joyful event, belonged to the women. It was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The Lord gave the word - The command, or the order. It is not certain to what the psalmist here refers; whether to some particular occasion then fresh in the recollection of the people, when a great victory had been gained, which it was the design of the psalm to celebrate; or whether it is a general statement in regard to the doings of God, having reference to all his victories and triumphs, and meaning that in all cases the command came from him. The…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. 11a great company of women proclaim it: A large group of women singers celebrates the victory in song (see Psalm 68:25; Exodus 15:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. gave the word--that is, of triumph. company--or, choir of females, celebrating victory (Ex 15:20).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
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