68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! 1
Kings bring tribute to you.
68:31 They come with red cloth 2 from Egypt,
Ethiopia 3 voluntarily offers tribute 4 to God.
102:22 when the nations gather together,
and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord. 5
1 tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”
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2 tn This noun, which occurs only here in the OT, apparently means “red cloth” or “bronze articles” (see HALOT 362 s.v. חַשְׁמַן; cf. NEB “tribute”). Traditionally the word has been taken to refer to “nobles” (see BDB 365 s.v. חַשְׁמַן; cf. NIV “envoys”). Another option would be to emend the text to הַשְׁמַנִּים (hashmannim, “the robust ones,” i.e., leaders).
3 tn Heb “Cush.”
4 tn Heb “causes its hands to run,” which must mean “quickly stretches out its hands” (to present tribute).
5 tn “and the kingdoms to serve the