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

28There Benjamin, the youngest, is leading them, there the throng of Judah’s princes, there the princes of Zebulun, there the princes of Naphtali. 29Your God commanded your strength. Strengthen, O God, You who have acted for us. From Your Temple above Jerusalem, kings bring You tribute. 31Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves, peoples trampling down pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples who delight in war! 32Nobles come from Egypt. Cush runs to stretch her hands to God.

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 8:1Now afterward David attacked the Philistines and subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 10:1It came about after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son Hanun reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 14:1Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Adonai his God.
• 2 Chronicles 20:1Now it happened after this that the Moabites and the Ammonites together with other Ammonites came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
• Jeremiah 51:32The fords have also been seized and the marshes burned with fire, so the warriors are in panic.
• Psalms 22:12Be not far from me! For trouble is near— there is no one to help.
• Isaiah 34:7Wild oxen will go down with them, bull calves with mighty steers. So their land will be soaked with blood and their dust greasy with fat.
• Jeremiah 50:11“Because you rejoice, because you exult— you who plunder My inheritance— because you frolic like a trampling heifer and neigh like stallions,
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish along your way— since His wrath may flare up suddenly. Happy is everyone taking refuge in Him!
• Psalms 18:44You free me from strifes of the people. You set me as head of the nations— people I did not know are serving me.
• 2 Samuel 8:2He also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a cord. Every two measures of them were put to death, and the third measure was kept alive. So the Moabites became vassals to David, bringing tribute.
• Psalms 68:14When you lie among the campfires, wings of a dove were covered with silver and her feathers with shimmering gold.
• Psalms 120:7I am for shalom and thus I speak, but they are for war!
• Romans 7:22For I delight in the Torah of God with respect to the inner man,
• James 4:1Where do quarrels and conflicts among you come from? Don’t they come from this, namely your passions that battle within your body parts?

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