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Psalms 68:25–27

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The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
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From verse 25

  1. 1 Chronicles 13:8Rank 1 from verse 25
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    8And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.

  2. Judges 11:34Rank 2 from verse 25
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    34¶ And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

  3. Exodus 15:20Rank 3 from verse 25
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    20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

  4. 1 Samuel 18:6Rank 4 from verse 25
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    6And 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 musick.

  5. Revelation 14:2–3Rank 5 from verse 25
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    2And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

    3And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

From verse 26

  1. Isaiah 48:1Rank 1 from verse 26
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    1HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

  2. Deuteronomy 33:28Rank 2 from verse 26
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    28Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

  3. Proverbs 5:16Rank 3 from verse 26
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    16Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

  4. Psalms 111:1Rank 4 from verse 26
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

  5. Psalms 26:12Rank 5 from verse 26
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    12My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.

From verse 27

  1. 1 Samuel 9:21Rank 1 from verse 27
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    21And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

  2. 1 Chronicles 12:16Rank 2 from verse 27
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    16And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.

  3. Isaiah 11:13Rank 3 from verse 27
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    13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

  4. Psalms 60:7Rank 4 from verse 27
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    7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

  5. 1 Chronicles 12:29Rank 5 from verse 27
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    29And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

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Psalms 68:25

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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COMBINED MEANING

instruments

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Sense 1: Tools or implements by which work is done or effects are produced. Sense 2: Devices made to produce music.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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playing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of play. Sense 1: To engage in recreation, sport, contest, lively movement, or musical performance. Sense 2: To act or conduct oneself in a stated role or manner.

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Psalms 68:26

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bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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Psalms 68:27

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ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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26Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

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27There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

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28Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

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