Psalms 68:25

Context

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments,¹

in the midst of young women playing tambourines.²

Psalms 84:1

Context

Psalm 84³

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

[68:25] ¹tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25] ²sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[84:1] ³sn 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.

[84:1] ⁴tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.

[84:1] ⁵tn Or “your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 132:5, 7).

[84:1] ⁶tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).