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 speaks; many, many women spread the good news. 12Kings leading armies run away – they run away! The lovely lady of the house divides up the loot. When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold. 14When the sovereign judge scatters kings, let it snow on Zalmon! 15The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.

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 81:6It said: “I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were released from holding the basket.
• Exodus 1:14They made their lives bitter by hard service with mortar and bricks and by all kinds of service in the fields. Every kind of service the Israelites were required to give was rigorous.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,
• 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led.
• Ephesians 2:1And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
• Psalms 74:19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!
• Psalms 105:37He brought his people out enriched with silver and gold; none of his tribes stumbled.
• Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.
• 1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.
• Ezekiel 16:6“‘I passed by you and saw you kicking around helplessly in your blood. I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!” I said to you as you lay there in your blood, “Live!”
• Luke 15:16He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
• Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,
• Ephesians 5:27so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own 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