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Psalm 68:29-31
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 68:29-31
Contemporary English Version
29 Then kings will bring gifts
to your temple
in Jerusalem.[a]
30 Punish that animal
that lives in the swamp![b]
Punish that nation
whose leaders and people
are like wild bulls.
Make them come crawling
with gifts of silver.
Scatter those nations
that enjoy making war.[c]
31 Force the Egyptians to bring
gifts of bronze;
make the Ethiopians[d] hurry
to offer presents.[e]
Footnotes
- 68.28,29 Our God … Jerusalem: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 28,29.
- 68.30 animal … swamp: Probably Egypt.
- 68.30 war: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 30.
- 68.31 the Ethiopians: The Hebrew text has “the people of Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
- 68.31 presents: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 31.
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