Psalms 68:29

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27 ^aThere is little Benjamin, their leader,
The princes of Judah and their¹ company,
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Your God has ^acommanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem,
^aKings will bring presents to You.

30 Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,
^aThe herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Till everyone ^bsubmits himself with pieces of silver.
Scatter the peoples who delight in war.

31 ^aEnvoys will come out of Egypt;
^bEthiopia will quickly ^cstretch out her hands to God.

32 Sing to God, you ^akingdoms of the earth;
Oh, sing praises to the Lord, Selah

33 To Him ^awho rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old!
Indeed, He sends out His voice, a ^bmighty voice.

34 ^aAscribe strength to God;
His excellence is over Israel,
And His strength is in the clouds.

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Barnes' Notes

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Psalms 68:29

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem - The word rendered "temple" here properly means a palace; then, the abode of God considered as a king, or his residence as a king. It might, therefore, be applied either to the tabernacle or to the temple, erected as the special dwelling-place of God. As the word has so general a meaning, the passage here does not Proverbs that the psalm was composed after Solomon' s temple was reared, for it may refer to the tabernacle that David set up for the ark on Mount Zion. See Psalms 5:7, note; Psalms 65:4, note.

At Jerusalem - literally, "upon," or "above" Jerusalem. Perhaps the idea is, that as the place of worship was built on Mount Zion, it was "above," or seemed to "overhang" the city. The city was built mostly in the valleys that lay between the different hills or eminences - Mount Zion, Mount Moriah, Mount Ophel.

Shall kings bring presents unto thee - In honor of God and his religion. Compare Psalms 72:10. See also the notes at Isaiah 49:7, notes at Isaiah 49:23; notes at Isaiah 60:5, notes at Isaiah 60:16.

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