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27 There is little Benjamin, their ruler,[a]
and the princes of Judah in their robes,[b]
along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.
28 God has decreed that you will be powerful.[c]
O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power.
29 Because of your temple in Jerusalem,[d]
kings bring tribute to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:27 sn Little Benjamin, their ruler. This may allude to the fact that Israel’s first king, Saul, was from the tribe of Benjamin.
  2. Psalm 68:27 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. One Hebrew ms and Jerome’s iuxta Hebraeos (“in purpura sua”) support “robes.”
  3. Psalm 68:28 tn Heb “God has commanded your strength.” The statement is apparently addressed to Israel (see v. 26).
  4. Psalm 68:29 tn Heb “Be strong, O God, [you] who have acted for us, from your temple in Jerusalem.”

27 There is the little tribe(A) of Benjamin,(B) leading them,
    there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
    and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(C)

28 Summon your power,(D) God[a];
    show us your strength,(E) our God, as you have done(F) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
    kings will bring you gifts.(G)

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  1. Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you