Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. [113] All of the people were standing in front of him. King Solomon spread his hands and looked toward the sky.
Psalm 68:31 - Easy To Read Version Make them bring wealth from Egypt.\par God, make the Ethiopians bring their wealth to you.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God. American Standard Version (1901) Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God. Common English Bible Let ambassadors come from Egypt; let Cush stretch out its hands to God. Catholic Public Domain Version I will praise the name of God with a canticle, and I will magnify him with praise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise. |
Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. [113] All of the people were standing in front of him. King Solomon spread his hands and looked toward the sky.
Lord, I lift my arms and pray to you.\par I am waiting for your help,\par like a dry land waiting for rain.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [644]})\i0 \par
Did we forget the name of our God?\par Did we pray to foreign gods?\par \{No!\}\par
My eyes hurt from \{crying about\}\par all my suffering.\par Lord, I pray to you constantly!\par I lift my arms in prayer to you.\par
The Lord says,\par “Egypt and Ethiopia are rich,\par but Israel, you will get those riches.\par The tall people from Seba will be yours.\par They will walk behind you\par with chains around their necks.\par They will bow down before you.\par And they will pray to you.”\par \{Israel\}, God is with you.\par And there is no other God.\par
I will put a mark on some of the people—\{I will save them\}. I will send some of these saved people to the nations Tarshish, {\cf2\super [480]} Libya, {\cf2\super [481]} Lud {\cf2\super [482]} (the land of archers {\cf2\super [483]}), Tubal, {\cf2\super [484]} Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. Those people have never seen my Glory. {\cf2\super [485]} So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.
People will come all the way from the other side of the river in Ethiopia. My scattered people will come to me. My worshipers will come and bring their gifts to me.