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

28Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. 29The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem. Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war. 31Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God. 32Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth. Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude

Psalms 68:30 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rebukeגָּעַרgâ‛ar · to rebukeH1605
• the companyחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• of spearmenקָנֶהqâneh · branch: stemH7070
• the multitudeעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• of the bullsאַבִּיר'abbîyr · mighty: oxH47
• with the calvesעֵ֫גֶל‛êgel · calfH5695
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• submitרָפַסrâphas · to stampH7511
• himself with piecesרַץrats · pieceH7518
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• scatterבָּזַרbâzar · to scatterH967
• delightחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
• in warקְרָבqerâb · battleH7128

Cross-references for Psalms 68:30

• 2 Samuel 8:1After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town.
• 2 Samuel 10:1Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king.
• 2 Chronicles 14:1When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years.
• 2 Chronicles 20:1After this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites declared war on Jehoshaphat.
• Jeremiah 51:32All the escape routes are blocked. The marshes have been set aflame, and the army is in a panic.
• Psalms 22:12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
• Isaiah 34:7Even men as strong as wild oxen will die— the young men alongside the veterans. The land will be soaked with blood and the soil enriched with fat.
• Jeremiah 50:11“You rejoice and are glad, you who plundered my chosen people. You frisk about like a calf in a meadow and neigh like a stallion.
• Psalms 2:12Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
• 2 Samuel 8:2David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
• Psalms 68:14The Almighty scattered the enemy kings like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.
• Psalms 120:7I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!
• Romans 7:22I love God’s law with all my heart.
• James 4:1What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?

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