68:27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler, 1
and the princes of Judah in their robes, 2
along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
68:28 God has decreed that you will be powerful. 3
O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,
1 sn Little Benjamin, their ruler. This may allude to the fact that Israel’s first king, Saul, was from the tribe of Benjamin.
2 tc The MT reads רִגְמָתָם (rigmatam), which many derive from רָגַם (ragam, “to kill by stoning”) and translates, “[in] their heaps,” that is, in large numbers.
3 tn Heb “God has commanded your strength.” The statement is apparently addressed to Israel (see v. 26).