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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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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;{HR}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 service in the field: all their service with which they made them serve [was] with rigor. (Ex. 1:14)
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1 Cor. 6:9‑11• 9What! know ye not that unjust [men] shall not inherit God's kingdom? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor abusers of themselves as women, nor abusers of themselves with men,
10nor rapacious, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit God's kingdom.
11And these things were some of you. But ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus [Christ] 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 Gentiles, [ye were] led away unto the dumb idols as ye might be led. (1 Cor. 12:2)
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Eph. 2:1‑3• 1And you, being dead in your offences and your 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 that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;
3among whom we all also had our conversation once in the lusts of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were children, by nature, of wrath even as the rest;
(Eph. 2:1‑3)
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Titus 3:3• 3For at one time even we were foolish, disobedient, gone astray, in slavery to divers lusts and pleasures, passing time in malice and envy, abominable, hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
the wings.
Psa. 74:19• 19Give not up the soul of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast :{HR}Forget not the herd of thine afflicted forever. (Psa. 74:19)
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Psa. 105:37• 37And he brought them out with silver and gold,{HR}And there was not among their tribes a stumbling [one]. (Psa. 105:37)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people;{HR}He honoureth 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 fullness 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 unto 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• 26that he might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] by the washing of water in [the] word,
27that he might himself present to himself the assembly glorious, not having spot or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it should be holy and blameless.
(Eph. 5:26‑27)
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Rev. 1:5‑6• 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us and washed us from our sins in his blood,
6and he made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father: to him be the glory and the might unto the ages of the 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). (Psalm 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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Others, "pots" or "ash-grates," but see Judg. 5.16.
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Strictly, "greenish-yellow."

W. Kelly Translation

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Though ye lie among the cattle-pensa ,{HR}[Ye shall be like] wings of a dove covered with silver,{HR}And her feathers with yellow-green gold.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, ash-grates.