Psalms Chapter 68 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 68:11

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
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BBE Psalms 68:11

The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.
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DARBY Psalms 68:11

The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.
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KJV Psalms 68:11

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
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WBT Psalms 68:11

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
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WEB Psalms 68:11

The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.
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YLT Psalms 68:11

The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers `are' a numerous host.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 11-23. - From God's mercies to his people at Sinai and in the wilderness, the psalmist goes on to consider those connected with the conquest of Canaan, and the establishment of David's widespread rule. The passage is difficult and obscure, perhaps from its embodying fragments of the earlier Hebrew poetry. It is also full of curious transitions, and of ellipses which make the meaning doubtful. Verse 11. - The Lord gave the word. The reader naturally asks - What word? Commentators answer variously: "the watchword" (Cheyne); "promise of victory" (Kay); "the word of command" (Dean Johnson); "announcement of an actual victory gained" (Hengstenberg). I should rather understand a sort of creative word, initiating the period of strife (comp. Shakespeare's "Cry havock, and let slip the dogs of war!"). Great was the company of those that published it; literally, great was the company of the women that heralded it. The reference is to the female choirs which took a prominent part in the war songs of ancient days (see Exodus 15:20, 21; Judges 5:1; 1 Samuel 18:6, 7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11-14) These verses refer to the conquest of Canaan, the long history of which is, however, here crowded into one supreme and crowning moment: a word from God, and all was done.(11) The Lord gave . . .--Literally, The Lord gives a word. Of the women who bring the news, the host is great. The Hebrew for a word is poetical, and used especially of a Divine utterance (Psalm 19:4; Psalm 77:8; Habakkuk 3:9). Here it might mean either the signal for the conflict, or the announcement of victory. But the custom of granting to bands of maidens the privilege of celebrating a triumph (Exodus 15:20-21; Judges 5, Judges 11:34; 1Samuel 18:6; 2Samuel 1:20), here evidently alluded to, makes in favour of the latter. . . .