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24 Your festival processions, O God, can be seen by everyone.
They are the processions for my God, my king, into the holy place.
25 The singers are in front.
The musicians are behind them.
The young women beating tambourines are between them.
26 Thank God, the Lord, the source of Israel, with the choirs.

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24 Your procession is[a] seen, O God,
    the procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary—
25 (A)the singers in front, (B)the musicians last,
    between them (C)virgins playing tambourines:
26 (D)“Bless God in the great congregation,
    the Lord, O you[b] who are of (E)Israel's fountain!”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:24 Or has been
  2. Psalm 68:26 The Hebrew for you is plural here

24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
    the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(A)
25 In front are the singers,(B) after them the musicians;(C)
    with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(D)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(E)
    praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(F)

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God’s Procession Into the Temple

24 They see your processions, O God,
the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
25 The singers lead the way.
After them come the musicians.
In the middle are virgins playing hand drums.
26 In the assemblies bless God, the Lord,
    who is the Fountain of Israel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:26 The grammar and syntax of the sentence are difficult.