English Standard Version
Psalms 68:26
26"Bless God in the great congregation, the Lord, O you who are of Israel's fountain!"
Psalms 68:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Bless God in the congregations, The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.
Context of Psalms 68:26
24Your procession is seen, O God, the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary— 25the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines: "Bless God in the great congregation, the Lord, O you who are of Israel's fountain!" 27There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali. 28Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:26 word by word
בְּֽ֭מַקְהֵלוֹת בָּרְכ֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִמְּק֥וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 68:26
- Psalms 107:32Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
- Psalms 111:1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
- Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
- 1 Chronicles 16:7Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.
- Deuteronomy 33:28So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone, in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew.
- Proverbs 5:16Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?
- Isaiah 48:1Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Bless ye God - This is what they sung.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Bless ye God in the congregations - In the assemblages of the people; not only as individuals, but in solemn precessions; in triumphal marches; when the people are assembled together. In this public manner acknowledge God as the true God, and render him praise. Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel - Margin, “Ye that are of;” that is, “of the fountain of Israel.” The margin has undoubtedly expressed the correct idea. The appeal is to the Hebrew…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as their God, as their King, for their good, and in answer to their prayers; especially in and by his word and ordinances. The kingdom of the Messiah shall be submitted to by all the rulers and learned in the world. The people seem to address the king, ver…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-27A great company joins together in the pilgrimage to Zion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2724-27. The triumphal procession, after the deliverance, is depicted. They have seen--impersonally, "There have been seen." the goings of my God--as leading the procession; the ark, the symbol of His presence, being in front. The various bands of music (Psa 68:25) follow, and all who are--Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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