Parallel Verses
Amplified
When you lie down [to rest] among the
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
New American Standard Bible
You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,
And its pinions with glistening gold.
King James Version
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Holman Bible
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.
International Standard Version
When you men lie down among the sheepfolds, you are like the wings of the dove covered with silver, with its feathers in glittering gold."
A Conservative Version
Though ye lay between two boundaries, [it is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions with yellow gold.
American Standard Version
When ye lie among the sheepfolds, It is as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
Bible in Basic English
Will you take your rest among the flocks? like the wings of a dove covered with silver, and its feathers with yellow gold.
Darby Translation
Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, ye shall be as wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.
Julia Smith Translation
If ye shall lie down within the stalls, the wings of the dove being covered with silver, and her wing feathers with yellowness of gold.
King James 2000
Though you have slept among the sheepfolds, yet shall you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Though you [men] lie down between the sheepfolds, [you will be like the] wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold."
Modern King James verseion
When you lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of a dove are covered with silver, and its pinions with the shimmer of gold.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though ye have lain among the sheep-folds, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold.
NET Bible
When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.
New Heart English Bible
while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
The Emphasized Bible
Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.
Webster
Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
World English Bible
while you sleep among the campfires, the wings of a dove sheathed with silver, her feathers with shining gold.
Youngs Literal Translation
Though ye do lie between two boundaries, Wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.
Themes
Birds » Names of » Doves, a type of purity
Doves » Characterized by » Richness of plumage
Doves » Doves, a type of purity
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
12
“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”
When you lie down [to rest] among the
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan,
It was snowing on
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 49:14
“Issachar is [like] a strong-boned donkey,
Crouching down between the sheepfolds.
Exodus 1:14
They made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar, brick, and all kinds of field work. All their labor was harsh and severe.
Judges 5:16
“Why [Reuben] did you linger among the
To hear the piping for the flocks?
Among the divisions of Reuben
There were great searchings of heart.
1 Kings 4:20-21
[The people of] Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is in abundance by the sea; they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Psalm 74:19
Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast;
Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
Psalm 81:6
“I removed the burden from his shoulder;
His hands were freed from the basket.
Psalm 105:37
He brought the sons of Israel out [of Egypt] with silver and gold,
And among their tribes there was not one who stumbled.
Psalm 149:4
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Ezekiel 16:6-14
“When I passed by you and saw you squirming in your [newborn] blood, I said to you while you were there in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you while you were there in your blood, ‘Live!’
Luke 15:16
Luke 15:22
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived;
1 Corinthians 12:2
You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
Ephesians 2:1-3
And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
Ephesians 5:26-27
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
Titus 3:3
For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
Revelation 1:5-6
and from Jesus Christ, the