Psalm 68:25 In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
In front are the singers, after them the musicians; with them are the young women playing the timbrels.

English Standard Version
the singers in front, the musicians last, between them virgins playing tambourines:

New American Standard Bible
The singers went on, the musicians after them, In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

King James Bible
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Singers lead the way, with musicians following; among them are young women playing tambourines.

International Standard Version
The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.

American Standard Version
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Princes went before joined with singers, in the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels.

Darby Bible Translation
The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

Young's Literal Translation
Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

Cross References

Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

Judges 11:34
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

1 Samuel 18:6
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

1 Chronicles 13:8
And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 15:6
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty:

Psalm 47:6
Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

Psalm 87:7
As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in you.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

68:22-28 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. 28. But the words are applicable to the Redeemer, to his church, and every true believer. We pray, that thou, O God the Son, wilt complete thine undertaking for us, by finishing thy good work in us.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

24-27. 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 (Ps 68:25) follow, and all who are—