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Cush will submit herself to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/68.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals; let Ethiopia bring tribute to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/68.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nobles shall come from Egypt; Cush shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Messengers will come from Egypt; Cush will quickly stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Princes <i>and</i> envoys shall come from Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will stretch out its hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ambassadors will come from Egypt; Cush will stretch out its hands to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Force the Egyptians to bring gifts of bronze; make the Ethiopians hurry to offer presents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ambassadors will come from Egypt. Sudan will stretch out its hands to God [in prayer].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ambassadors will come from Egypt; the Ethiopians will raise their hands in prayer to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Envoys shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Princes shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall soon stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Fat ones come out of Egypt, "" Cush causes her hands to run to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The rich shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall cause its hand to run to God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />ambassadors shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:32>Ambassadors will come out of Egypt. Ethiopia will offer in advance her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let bronze be brought from Egypt, Ethiopia hurry its hands to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let bronze be brought from Egypt; let Ethiopia hasten to stretch out its hands to God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Ambassadors will come from Egypt and Cush will yield the hand to God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nobles shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands unto God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten <i>to stretch out</i> her hand readily to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8076" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">God's Enemies Are Scattered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>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. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2831.htm" title="2831: ḥaš·man·nîm (N-mp) -- Ambassador. From an unused root; apparently wealthy.">Envoys</a> <a href="/hebrew/857.htm" title="857: ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To come. Or matha; a primitive root; to arrive.">will arrive</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egypt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568: kūš (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cush, the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.">Cush</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: tā·rîṣ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">will stretch out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">her hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">to God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Isaiah 19:21-25</a></span><br />The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them. / And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. / In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Zephaniah 3:10</a></span><br />From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27-39</a></span><br />So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, / and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. / The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6-9</a></span><br />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. / All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house. / Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a></span><br />Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Psalm 72:10-11</a></span><br />May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. / May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">Isaiah 18:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Isaiah 60:3</a></span><br />Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24-26</a></span><br />By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">Isaiah 66:18-20</a></span><br />“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory. / I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations. / And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1-2</a></span><br />Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. / She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Jeremiah 13:23</a></span><br />Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.</p><p class="hdg">Princes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Psalm 72:8-11</a></b></br> He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Isaiah 19:18-25</a></b></br> In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, <i>saying</i>, Surely God <i>is</i> in thee; and <i>there is</i> none else, <i>there is</i> no God.</p><p class="hdg">Ethiopia</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Zephaniah 3:10</a></b></br> From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, <i>even</i> the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27</a></b></br> And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,</p><p class="hdg">stretch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Psalm 44:20</a></b></br> If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></b></br> Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Psalm 143:6</a></b></br> I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul <i>thirsteth</i> after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/psalms/59-10.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-21.htm">Envoys</a> <a href="/job/28-19.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/psalms/34-2.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/psalms/55-8.htm">Hurry</a> <a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/47-9.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Pathros</a> <a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Submit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-16.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Cush</a> <a href="/psalms/78-12.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-32.htm">Envoys</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Hurry</a> <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/psalms/83-11.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/psalms/72-10.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Pathros</a> <a href="/psalms/76-12.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/psalms/104-2.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Submit</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 68</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">A prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">for his great works</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/68.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/68.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Envoys will arrive from Egypt;</b><br>This phrase suggests a future event where representatives from Egypt will come to acknowledge or worship God. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation often in conflict with Israel, yet there are instances in the Bible where Egypt is portrayed as a place of refuge for God's people, such as during the time of Joseph. The arrival of envoys signifies a shift from hostility to recognition of God's sovereignty. This can be seen as a fulfillment of prophecies where nations will come to worship the God of Israel (<a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Isaiah 19:19-25</a>). The mention of envoys implies a formal and respectful approach, indicating a significant change in the relationship between Egypt and Israel.<p><b>Cush will stretch out her hands to God.</b><br>Cush, often identified with regions south of Egypt, such as modern-day Sudan or Ethiopia, represents distant lands and peoples. The act of stretching out hands is a gesture of prayer, supplication, or worship. This imagery suggests a turning of the nations towards God, fulfilling the biblical theme of all nations coming to worship Him (<a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27-28</a>). Historically, Cush was known for its wealth and military prowess, yet here it is depicted in a posture of humility and worship. This can be seen as a type of the Gentile inclusion in the worship of God, prefiguring the New Testament revelation of the gospel reaching all nations (<a href="/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27-39</a>, where the Ethiopian eunuch, a representative of Cush, comes to faith in Christ).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A significant nation in biblical history, often representing a place of bondage for the Israelites. In this context, it symbolizes nations coming to acknowledge God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cush.htm">Cush</a></b><br>Refers to a region south of Egypt, often associated with Ethiopia. It represents distant lands and peoples who will come to worship God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/envoys.htm">Envoys</a></b><br>Messengers or representatives from nations, indicating a formal recognition and submission to God's sovereignty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stretching_out_hands.htm">Stretching out hands</a></b><br>A gesture of prayer, worship, or supplication, symbolizing submission and reverence to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom all nations will ultimately submit and worship, as prophesied in this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations, and His plan includes the redemption and worship of people from every corner of the earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universal_call_to_worship.htm">The Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>The prophecy in <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31</a> highlights the universal call for all nations to worship God, reminding us of the global scope of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_messengers.htm">The Role of Messengers</a></b><br>Just as envoys from Egypt are mentioned, believers today are called to be messengers of God's truth to all nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_worship_as_acts_of_submission.htm">Prayer and Worship as Acts of Submission</a></b><br>Stretching out hands to God signifies a heart posture of submission and worship, which should be reflected in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_nations.htm">Hope for the Nations</a></b><br>This verse offers hope that even those who seem far from God will come to know and worship Him, encouraging us to pray for and engage in missions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_68.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 68</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rastafarians_perceive_jesus.htm">How do Rastafarians perceive Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_rastafarianism.htm">What defines Rastafarianism as a religious movement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_cush_and_mizraim_symbolic_peoples.htm">In 1 Chronicles 1:8–10, are names like Cush and Mizraim intended as symbolic references to peoples rather than actual individuals? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_ethiopian_gifts_in_isaiah_18_7.htm">Isaiah 18:7: Why would the prophecy single out gifts from Ethiopia if there’s no clear historical account of such tribute being delivered to Mount Zion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/68.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Princes.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">magnates.</span><p><span class= "bld">Ethiopia.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Cush shall make to run his hands to God, </span>an idiom easily intelligible, expressing hasty submission.<p>(32?35) A noble doxology, worthy of the close of one of the finest Hebrew hymns.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Princes shall come out of Egypt.</span> Then shall princely ambassadors come to Zion out of Egypt, and make submission (comp. <a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Isaiah 43:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God</span>. The Ptolemies, in their wars with Syria, often sought the favour of the Jews. Christian Churches at an early date were established both in Egypt and in Abyssinia, and some of the most promising mission fields today are in Africa. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Envoys</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֭שְׁמַנִּים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaš·man·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2831.htm">Strong's 2831: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ambassador</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will arrive</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱתָ֣יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_857.htm">Strong's 857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Egypt;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Cush</span><br /><span class="heb">כּ֥וּשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kūš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will stretch out</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרִ֥יץ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her hands</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝דָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to God.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:31 Princes shall come out of Egypt (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>