68:25 Singers walk in front;
musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, 1
in the midst of young women playing tambourines. 2
For the music director; according to the gittith style; 4 written by the Korahites, a psalm.
84:1 How lovely is the place where you live, 5
O Lord who rules over all! 6
1 tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”
2 sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).
3 sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people.
4 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.
5 tn Or “your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the
6 tn Traditionally, “