Psalms 68:13

Psalms 68:13

11 The Lord gave the word;
Great was the¹ company of those who proclaimed it:

12 “Kings^a of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home divides the¹ spoil.

13 ^aThough you lie down among the¹ sheepfolds,
^bYou will be like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And her feathers with yellow gold.”

14 ^aWhen the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

16 Why do you¹ fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
^aThis is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17 ^aThe chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Some translate this, "When ye shall lie between the borders, ye shall," etc., 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 contrast is drawn between their former low and afflicted state and their succeeding prosperity. In either case, a state of quiet and peace is described by a beautiful figure.

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