King James Version

Psalms 68:25

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:26.

קִדְּמ֣וּqidmvmeetקָדַםverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “meet”, a completed actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.שָׁ֭רִיםsharimsingשִׁירverb, qal, participle, absolute — “sing”, a verb used as a describing wordH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).אַחַ֣רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…נֹגְנִ֑יםnogenimplayנָגַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “play”, a verb used as a describing wordH5059properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make musicplayer on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).בְּת֥וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹתalamotdamselעַלְמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “damsel”, the ordinary formH5959a lass (as veiled or private)damsel, maid, virgin.תּוֹפֵפֽוֹתtofefotplay with timbrelsתָּפַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “play with timbrels”, a verb used as a describing wordH8608to drum, i.e. play (as) on the tambourinetaber, play with timbrels.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-26) The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.

Young’s Literal Translation

Singers have been before, Behind [are] players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

World English Bible

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, among the ladies playing with tambourines,

Darby Translation

The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.

Douay-Rheims

Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-26) The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προέφθασαν ἄρχοντες ἐχόμενοι ψαλλόντων, ἐν μέσῳ νεανίδων τυμπανιστριῶν.