Psalms 68:27
25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
28 Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
- KJV
- There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
- WEB
- There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
- ASV
- There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
- DARBY
- There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
- BLB
- There [is] little Benjamin leading them, [with] the princes of Judah [in] their company, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
- ÅB
- Der er Benjamin, den yngste, som hersker over dem[^8], Judas fyrster med sin skare, Sebulons fyrster, Naftalis fyrster.
- OTB
- Benjamin, den yngste, er der, leder dem,
Fyrstene av Juda i deres skare,
Fyrstene av Sebulon, fyrstene av Naftali. - B1930
- Der er Benjamin, den yngste, som hersker over dem, Judas fyrster med sin skare, Sebulons fyrster, Naftalis fyrster. / < fiendene.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 9:21
Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:16
Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.
Read in contextPsalms 60:7
Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:13
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
Read in contextJudges 21:6–25
And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel.
Read in context1 Chronicles 27:12
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Read in context1 Chronicles 15:3
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
Read in contextEzekiel 37:19–27
you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’
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