Mazmur 68:24-29
Konteks68:24 They 1 see your processions, O God –
the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor. 2
68:25 Singers walk in front;
musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, 3
in the midst of young women playing tambourines. 4
68:26 In your large assemblies praise God,
the Lord, in the assemblies of Israel! 5
68:27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler, 6
and the princes of Judah in their robes, 7
along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
68:28 God has decreed that you will be powerful. 8
O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,
68:29 as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! 9
Kings bring tribute to you.
[68:24] 1 tn The subject is probably indefinite, referring to bystanders in general who witness the procession.
[68:24] 2 tn The Hebrew text has simply “in holiness.” The words “who marches along” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[68:25] 3 tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”
[68:25] 4 sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).
[68:26] 5 tn Heb “from the fountain of Israel,” which makes little, if any, sense here. The translation assumes an emendation to בְּמִקְרָאֵי (bÿmiqra’ey, “in the assemblies of [Israel]”).
[68:27] 6 sn Little Benjamin, their ruler. This may allude to the fact that Israel’s first king, Saul, was from the tribe of Benjamin.
[68:27] 7 tc The MT reads רִגְמָתָם (rigmatam), which many derive from רָגַם (ragam, “to kill by stoning”) and translates, “[in] their heaps,” that is, in large numbers.
[68:28] 8 tn Heb “God has commanded your strength.” The statement is apparently addressed to Israel (see v. 26).
[68:29] 9 tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”
[68:29] map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.