Bible Strands
Psalms 68:11
The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks within a victory hymn, placing this declaration between God’s provision for the poor flock and the subsequent rout of enemy kings.
The words — אֹ֑מֶר ('O.mer) literally means "a word" or command, and מְבַשְּׂר֗וֹת (m.va.se.Rot) denotes "women who bear news" or proclaim.
The thread — The pattern of divine declaration followed by communal proclamation appears in Exodus 15:20, Psalms 40:3, and Psalms 68:25.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that human announcement follows divine initiative, and that the community’s role is to transmit what God has already issued.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
Cross-references
- Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Psalms 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- Psalms 68:25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
- Exodus 17:9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
- Exodus 14:15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
- Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Revelation 19:13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
- Ephesians 4:11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
- 1 Samuel 18:6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.