Psalms 68:29
in Psalms 68Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
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ASV
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee.
KJV
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
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This verse in Psalms 68
Commentary
10 notes on this verseBecause of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. The palace of God, which towered above Jerusalem, is prophesied as becoming a wonder to all lands, and when it grew from the tabernacle of David to the temple of Solomon, it was so. So splendid was that edifice that the queen of far off Sheba came with her gifts; and many neighbouring princes, overawed by the wealth and power therein displayed, came with tribute to Israel's God. The church of God, when truly spiritual, wins for her God the homage of the nations.
This site's exposition
Summon Your power, O God
on Psalms 68:28-31
Verse 29 ties the nations' gifts to the temple at Jerusalem. Verse 30 asks God to rebuke the beast in the reeds and the herd of bulls until it submits and brings bars of silver. Envoys come from Egypt and Cush stretches out her hands.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"From Your Temple in Jerusalem, to You kings shall offer presents" [Psalm 68:29]. Jerusalem, which is our free mother, [Galatians 4:26] because the same also is Your holy Temple: from that Temple then, "to You kings shall offer presents." Whatever kings be understood, whether kings of the earth, or whether those whom "He that is above the heavens distinguishes over the dove silvered;" "to You kings shall offer presents." And what presents are so acceptable as the sacrifices of praise? But there is a noise against this praise, from men bearing the name of Christian, and having diverse opinions.
To you the kings shall bring gifts. He says "kings," those who reign over their own selves, according to what is written: "The heart of the king is in the hand of God." These shall bring gifts to God. The virtues of the holy ones are gifts to God.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This was in part fulfilled by the accession of many proselytes to the Jewish religion in the days of David and Solomon; but it was to have its full accomplishment in the conversion of the Gentile nations to the faith of Christ, and the making of them fellow-heirs, and of the same body, with the seed of Israel, Eph. iii.
thy temple - The temple which Solomon shall build. Kings - Kings of the Gentiles: which was done in part, in the times of Solomon and Hezekiah, but more fully when the Lord was come into his temple.
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3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
There is that in God's temple, that beauty and benefit in the service of God and in communion with him, and in the gospel of Christ which went forth from Jerusalem, that is enough to invite kings themselves to bring presents to God, to present themselves to him as living sacrifices, and with themselves the best performances.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
thy temple--literally, "over" Jerusalem--His palace or residence (Ps 5:7) symbolized His protecting presence among His people, and hence is the object of homage on the part of others.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
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 prove 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 Psa 5:7, note; Psa 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 Psa 72:10. See also the notes at Isa 49:7, notes at Isa 49:23; notes at Isa 60:5, notes at Isa 60:16.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֵֽ֭הֵיכָלֶךָ | meheikhalkha | from temple your | H1964 → | 80 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לְךָ֤ | lekha | to you | ||
| יוֹבִ֖ילוּ | yovilu | they will bring | H2986 → | 18 times |
| מְלָכִ֣ים | melakhim | kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| שָֽׁי׃ | shai | a gift | H7862 → |
מֵֽ֭הֵיכָלֶךָfrom temple your
meheikhalkhaH1964 →80 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לְךָ֤to you
lekha
יוֹבִ֖ילוּthey will bring
yoviluH2986 →18 times
מְלָכִ֣יםkings
melakhimH4428 →2525 times
שָֽׁי׃a gift
shaiH7862 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 45:12The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
it leads to
- Psalms 22:29
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
- Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Psalms 22:29
Through
Psalms 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Psalms 50:14
Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
Through
1 Kings 10:10Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 10:2
She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
- 1 Kings 10:2
Through
Isaiah 18:7At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by…
it leads to
- Zephaniah 3:10
From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
- Acts 8:27–28
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to…
- Zephaniah 3:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 68; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 3; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Homily 7, on Psalm 67; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.