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In the assembliesבְּמַקְהֵלוֹתblessבָּרְכוּElohim,אֱלֹהִיםYHWH,יְהוָהyou who are from the fountainמִמְּקוֹרof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Psalms 68:26
Study it in the app“In the assemblies bless Elohim, YHWH, you who are from the fountain of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:26, word by word
- In the assembliesמַקְהֵלוֹתmakhelot
assembly
Assembly: the people gathered for worship.
Where else “makhelot” appears- blessבָּרְכוּbarchu
praise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “barchu” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- you who are from the fountainמְּקוֹרmekor
spring
The place where water wells up, and so also the source of life.
Where else “mekor” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
“From the fountain of Israel”: it can be understood of those who descend from Israel (Jacob).
The context
25The singers went in front, the players of strings behind, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.
26 · This verse (above)
27There is Benjamin, the youngest, who rules them; the officials of Judah, their throng; the officials of Zebulun, the officials of Naphtali.