KJV King James Version
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
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Psalm 68:31
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
WEB World English Bible
Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
ASV American Standard Version
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Come do fat ones out of Egypt, Cush causeth her hands to run to God.
Surrounding context — Psalm 68
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, [till every one] submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people [that] delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, [which were] of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, [and that] a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency [is] over Israel, and his strength [is] in the clouds.
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Isaiah 45:14Thus 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, [saying], Surely God [is] in thee; and [there is] none else, [there is] no God.Zephaniah 3:10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.Isaiah 19:18-25In 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.Psalm 44:20If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;Acts 8:27-40And 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,Isaiah 60:6-7The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.Psalm 72:8-11He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.Psalm 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.Psalm 88:9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.Isaiah 66:19And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, [to] Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, [to] Tubal, and Javan, [to] the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.1 Kings 8:22And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
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