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Psalms 68:14
14Meanwhile, the Almighty was still scattering kings there like snow falling on Mount Zalmon.”
Psalms 68:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Almighty scatters kings there, let snow fall on Zalmon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Zalmon.
Context of Psalms 68:14
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. Meanwhile, the Almighty was still scattering kings there like snow falling on Mount Zalmon.” 15The mountain of Bashan is the mountain of God. The mountain of Bashan is the mountain with many peaks. 16Why do you look with envy, you mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has chosen to live? Certainly, the Lord will live there forever.
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בְּפָ֘רֵ֤שׂ שַׁדַּ֓י מְלָ֘כִ֤ים בָּ֗הּ תַּשְׁלֵ֥ג בְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:14
- Numbers 21:3The Lord listened to the Israelites and handed the Canaanites over to them. They destroyed the Canaanites and their cities. So they called the place Hormah [Claimed for Destruction].
- Joshua 10:10The Lord threw the enemy into disorder in front of Israel and defeated them decisively at Gibeon. He chased them along the road that goes to the slope of Beth Horon and continued to defeat them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
- Joshua 12:1These are the kings of the land east of the Jordan River that the people of Israel defeated. Israel also took possession of their lands from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, and all the eastern plains.
- Revelation 19:14The armies of heaven, wearing pure, white linen, follow him on white horses.
- Judges 2:7The people served the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and throughout the lifetimes of the leaders who had outlived him and who had seen all the spectacular works the Lord had done for Israel.
- Jeremiah 2:3Israel was set apart for the Lord. It was the best part of the harvest. All who devoured it became guilty, and disaster struck them,’ ” declares the Lord.
- Psalms 51:7Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14When the Almighty scattered kings in it - The Hebrew here is, “In the scattering of (that is, by) the Almighty of kings.” The reference is to the act of God in causing kings to abandon their purposes of invasion, or to flee when their own countries were invaded. Compare Psalm 48:5-6. The language here is so general that it might be applied to any such acts in the history of the Hebrew people; to any wars of defense or offence which they waged. It may have…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. 14The Almighty (Hebrew Shaddai) is an ancient name for God (see Psalm 91:1; Genesis 17:1). The exact location of Mount Zalmon is unknown; it might have been a mountain in Bashan (see Psalm 68:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Their enemies dispersed, the contrast of their prosperity with their former distress is represented by that of the snow with the dark and somber shades of Salmon.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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