Psalms 68:30

²⁸ Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

²⁹ Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

³¹ Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

³² Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
KJV: Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
WEB: Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
ASV: Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Trampling under foot the pieces of silver: He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war.
DARBY: Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the assembly of the strong, with the calves of the peoples: [every one] submitteth himself with pieces of silver. Scatter the peoples that delight in war.
BLB: Rebuke the creature of the reed, the herd of bulls with the calves of the nations—trample underfoot the desire for silver, scatter the nations delighting in war!

ÅB: Skjell på dyret i sivet[^10], på stuteflokken med folke-kalvene[^11], som kaster seg ned for deg med sølvstykker! Han spreder folkene som har lyst til strid.
OTB: Irettesett dyrene blant sivene,
Flokken av okser med kalvene fra nasjonene,
Som tramper ned sølvstykkene;
Han har spredt nasjonene som gleder seg i konflikt.
B1930: Skjell på dyret i sivet, på stuteflokken med folke-kalvene, som kaster sig ned for dig med sølvstykker! Han spreder folkene som har lyst til strid. / < d.e. Egypten.> / < d.e. de hedenske konger med sine folk.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 22:12–13
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
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Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
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Psalms 89:10
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
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Psalms 18:44
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
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Isaiah 37:1–38
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
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2 Samuel 8:1–18
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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2 Chronicles 20:1–37
It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
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Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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