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Psalm 68:29
Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring presents to you.
27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
28Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
29Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings will bring presents to you.
30Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
31Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
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Kings bringing presents to God because of his temple at Jerusalem put earthly rank in perspective: even rulers appear here as people who honor him.
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Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.Both passages picture kings coming in response to glory associated with Jerusalem, with the psalm naming God’s temple as their reason.
1 Kings 10:10She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of …Both describe royal gift-giving, though the queen’s gifts go to Solomon while the presents in the psalm go to God.
Psalm 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Both passages picture kings bringing gifts, expressing honor through what they bring.
1 Chronicles 29:3In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, …Both connect gifts with God’s house: the psalm anticipates royal presents, while Chronicles describes treasure given out of affection for that house.
Psalm 76:11Make vows to the LORD your God, and fulfill them! Let all of his neighbors bring presents to him who is to be feared.Both speak of bringing presents to God, with Psalm 76 linking those gifts to the fear due him.
Psalm 45:12The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.Both portray gifts as expressions of honor, though Psalm 45 describes seeking favor and Psalm 68 names God as recipient.
Isaiah 60:6–11A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim …Both picture gifts arriving from beyond Israel, and Isaiah pairs the bringing of gold and frankincense with praise of the LORD.
Isaiah 60:16–17You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty …Both mention royalty in relation to God; Isaiah speaks of knowing him as Savior, while the psalm describes gifts to him.
Isaiah 18:7In that time, a present will be brought to the LORD of Armies from a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation …Both describe presents brought to God at a named place associated with him: Jerusalem’s temple in the psalm and Mount Zion in Isaiah.
1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the …Both describe tribute or presents, though the kingdoms in Kings serve Solomon while the kings in the psalm honor God.
2 Chronicles 17:5Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.Both connect God with royal honor and tribute, though Jehoshaphat receives Judah’s tribute while God receives the kings’ presents.
1 Kings 10:24–25All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.The shared thread is limited: both concern royalty and God, but Kings describes people seeking Solomon’s God-given wisdom rather than bringing God presents.
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A ruler’s title does not put anyone above God. The kings in this verse bring him presents; their status leaves his supremacy unchanged.
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