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24 O God, your march of triumph is seen by all,
    the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.
25 The singers are in front, the musicians are behind,
    in between are the young women beating the tambourines.
26 “Praise God in the meeting of his people;
    praise the Lord, all you descendants of Jacob!”
27 First comes Benjamin, the smallest tribe,
    then the leaders of Judah with their group,
    followed by the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

28 Show your power, O God,
    the power you have used on our behalf
29     from your Temple in Jerusalem,
    where kings bring gifts to you.
30 Rebuke Egypt, that wild animal in the reeds;
    rebuke the nations, that herd of bulls with their calves,
    until they all bow down and offer you their silver.
Scatter those people who love to make war![a]
31 Ambassadors[b] will come from Egypt;
    the Ethiopians[c] will raise their hands in prayer to God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:30 Verse 30 in Hebrew is unclear.
  2. Psalm 68:31 Some ancient translations Ambassadors; Hebrew unclear.
  3. Psalm 68:31 Hebrew Cushites: Cush is the ancient name of the extensive territory south of the First Cataract of the Nile River. This region was called Ethiopia in Graeco-Roman time, and included within its borders most of modern Sudan and some of present-day Ethiopia (Abyssinia).

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