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11 
The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);
12 
“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”
13 
When you lie down [to rest] among the [a]sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:13 Or cooking stones or saddlebags.

11 The Lord announces the word,
    and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(A)
12 “Kings and armies flee(B) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.(C)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[a](D)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags