New Living Translation
Psalms 68:31
31Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God.
Psalms 68:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
- New International Version (NIV)Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
Context of Psalms 68:31
29The kings of the earth are bringing tribute to your Temple in Jerusalem. 30Rebuke 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. Let 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 33Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
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יֶאֱתָ֣יוּ חַ֭שְׁמַנִּים מִנִּ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם כּ֥וּשׁ תָּרִ֥יץ יָ֝דָ֗יו לֵאלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:31
- Psalms 72:8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
- Isaiah 19:18In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun.
- Isaiah 45:14This is what the Lord says: “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”
- Isaiah 60:6Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the Lord.
- Isaiah 66:19I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.
- Zephaniah 3:10My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia will come to present their offerings.
- Acts 8:27So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
- Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread our hands in prayer to foreign gods,
- Psalms 88:9My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord; I lift my hands to you for mercy.
- Psalms 143:6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
- 1 Kings 8:22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven,
Commentaries on Psalms 68:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Aethiopta shall soon stretch out her hands unto God - This verse had its literal fulfillment under Solomon, when Egypt formed an alliance with that king by his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter; and when the queen of Sheba came to Jerusalem to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But as this may be a prophetic declaration of the spread of Christianity, it was literally fulfilled after the resurrection of our Lord. There were Egyptians at Jerusalem on the day of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Princes shall come out of Egypt - That is, Shall come and acknowledge the true God. Egypt is referred to here as one of the most prominent of the foreign nations then known; and the idea is, that the distinguished men of foreign nations - the rulers and princes of the world - would come and submit themselves to God, and be united to his people. The word rendered “princes” here - חשׁמנים chashmaniym - occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures. It means…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. 28-31The people pray for God's help and victory over enemy nations (Psalm 68:1–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Princes--or, literally, "fat ones," the most eminent from the most wealthy, and the most distant nation, represent the universal subjection. stretch out her hands--or, "make to run her hands," denoting haste.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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