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Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, calling for divine intervention after recounting God’s past deliverances. The declaration follows a plea for God’s power to manifest and precedes a command to rebuke hostile nations.
The words — מֵהֵיכָלֶךָ (me-hêḵāleḵa) renders “from your temple,” and שָׁי (šāy) denotes “a gift” or tribute. These terms anchor the verse’s focus on material offerings directed toward Jerusalem’s sanctuary.
The thread — The motif of foreign rulers bringing wealth to God’s presence parallels 1 Kings 10:10, 1 Chronicles 29:3, and Psalms 76:11. Each passage links royal tribute to the acknowledgment of divine sovereignty.
Why it lands — The text asserts that political powers will ultimately submit their wealth to Jerusalem’s temple. A reader must recognize that earthly authority is depicted as subordinate to God’s designated place of worship.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 10:10 Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again were spices in such abundance brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- Psalms 76:11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Psalms 45:12 The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- Isaiah 18:7 At 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 rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Isaiah 60:16 You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- 1 Kings 10:24 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
- Ezra 7:13 I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
- Psalms 72:10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.