Psalm 68:29-31

Contemporary English Version

²⁹Then kings will bring gifts
to your temple
in Jerusalem.^[a]

³⁰Punish that animal
    that lives in the swamp!^[b]
Punish that nation
whose leaders and people
    are like wild bulls.
Make them come crawling
    with gifts of silver.
Scatter those nations
    that enjoy making war.^[c]
³¹Force the Egyptians to bring
    gifts of bronze;
make the Ethiopians^[d] hurry
    to offer presents.^[e]

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Footnotes

68.28,29 Our God … Jerusalem: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 28,29.
68.30 animal … swamp: Probably Egypt.
68.30 war: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 30.
68.31 the Ethiopians: The Hebrew text has “the people of Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
68.31 presents: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 31.