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Psalm 68

Psa. 68:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Though ye have lien
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
among the pots
shaphath (Hebrew #8240)
a (double) stall (for cattle); also a (two-pronged) hook (for flaying animals on)
KJV usage: hook, pot.
Pronounce: shaw-fawth'
Origin: from 8239
c, yet shall ye be as the wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
of a dove
yownah (Hebrew #3123)
a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)
KJV usage: dove, pigeon.
Pronounce: yo-naw'
Origin: probably from the same as 3196
covered
chaphah (Hebrew #2645)
to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
KJV usage: ceil, cover, overlay.
Pronounce: khaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2644, 2653)
with silver
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
, and her feathers
'ebrah (Hebrew #84)
feminine of 83
KJV usage: feather, wing.
Pronounce: eb-raw'
with yellow
yraqraq (Hebrew #3422)
from the same as 3418; yellowishness: -greenish, yellow.
Pronounce: yer-ak-rak'
gold
charuwts (Hebrew #2742)
passive participle of 2782; properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager
KJV usage: decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall.
Pronounce: khaw-roots'
Origin: or charuts {khaw-roots'}
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Psa. 81:6• 6I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. (Psa. 81:6)

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Dove,
Gold,
Pot,
Silver,
Wings

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Though.That is, probably, "Though ye have laboured and lain down between the brick-kilns in Egypt--a poor, enslaved, and oppressed people, yet ye shall gradually rise to dignity, prosperity, and splendour; as a dove, which has been defiled with dirt, disordered, and dejected, by washing herself in a running stream, and trimming her plumage, gradually recovers the serenity of her disposition, the purity of colour, and the richness and varied elegance of her appearance."ye have.
Psa. 81:6• 6I removed his shoulder from the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. (Psa. 81:6)
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Ex. 1:14• 14and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness. (Ex. 1:14)
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1 Cor. 6:9‑11• 9Do ye not know that unrighteous persons shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who make women of themselves, nor who abuse themselves with men,
 10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
 11And these things were some of you; but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:9‑11)
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1 Cor. 12:2• 2Ye know that when ye were of the nations ye were led away to dumb idols, in whatever way ye might be led. (1 Cor. 12:2)
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Eph. 2:1‑3• 1and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins--
 2in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
 3among whom *we* also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest: (Eph. 2:1‑3)
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Titus 3:3• 3For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
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Psa. 74:19• 19Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove unto the wild beast; forget not the troop of thine afflicted for ever. (Psa. 74:19)
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Psa. 105:37• 37And he brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was not one feeble among their tribes. (Psa. 105:37)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)
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1 Kings 4:20‑21• 20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
 21And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. (1 Kings 4:20‑21)
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Ezek. 16:6‑14• 6And I passed by thee, and saw thee weltering in thy blood, and I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live! yea, I said unto thee, in thy blood, Live!
 7I caused thee to multiply, as the bud of the field; and thou didst increase and grow great, and thou camest to fulness of beauty; thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: but thou wast naked and bare.
 8And I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; and I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.
 9And I washed thee with water, and thoroughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil;
 10and I clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I bound thee about with byssus, and covered thee with silk.
 11And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;
 12and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
 13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was byssus, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou becamest exceedingly beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
 14And thy fame went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect through my magnificence, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 16:6‑14)
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Luke 15:16,22• 16And he longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.
 22But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; (Luke 15:16,22)
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Eph. 5:26‑27• 26in order that he might sanctify it, purifying it by the washing of water by the word,
 27that *he* might present the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:26‑27)
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Rev. 1:5‑6• 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in his blood,
 6and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen. (Rev. 1:5‑6)
• Victorious Israel, who once had been lying in wretchedness and poverty, is now displayed in all the beauty that God has put upon her (cf. Ezek. 16:1-14), while the enemies in the land are scattered (vv. 13-14). (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)
• In the midst of the judgments executed on their enemies, the remnant is seen as a dove (an affectionate name the Lord uses for His beloved remnant—see Song of Solomon 2:14, etc.) with wings of silver and feathers of gold which speaks of them being in the good of redemption. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Though ye have lain among the sheepfoldsl, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with greenm gold.

JND Translation Notes

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l
Others, "pots" or "ash-grates," but see Judg. 5.16.
m
Strictly, "greenish-yellow."