Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Holman Bible
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.
International Standard Version
The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.
A Conservative Version
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
American Standard Version
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels.
Amplified
The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.
Bible in Basic English
The makers of songs go before, the players of music come after, among the young girls playing on brass instruments.
Darby Translation
The singers went before, the players on stringed instruments after, in the midst of maidens playing on tabrets.
Julia Smith Translation
The chiefs went before, they playing on instruments, after; in the midst, girls beating the tabret.
King James 2000
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between [them] young women [playing] tambourines.
Modern King James verseion
The singers went before, then the musicians came; among them were the virgins playing the timbrels.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The singers go before, the minstrels follow after; in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels.
NET Bible
Singers walk in front; musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, in the midst of young women playing tambourines.
New Heart English Bible
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines,
Webster
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
World English Bible
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines,
Youngs Literal Translation
Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.
Themes
Chosen Instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Chosen Instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Music » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Music » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Music » Musicians » Players on instruments
Music » Instruments of » Timbrel
Musical instruments » Trumpets » Full orchestra
Musical instruments » Names of » Timbrels, or tambourines
Musicians » Players on instruments
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
24 They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary: 25 In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels: 26 In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:
Names
Cross References
Judges 11:34
Then came Jephthah towards Mizpah, unto his own house, and lo! his daughter, coming forth to meet him, with timbrels, and with dances, - and, she, was none other than his only child, he had not, besides her, either son or daughter.
Exodus 15:20
Then took Miriam the prophetess, sister of Aaron the timbrel in her hand, - and all the women came forth after her with timbrels and dances,
1 Chronicles 13:8
And, David and all Israel, were dancing for joy before God, with all boldness, and with songs and with lyres, and with harps and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
1 Samuel 18:6
But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, - with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
Psalm 87:7
As well the singers as the flute-players are saying , - All my springs, are in thee!
Psalm 148:12-13
Young men, yea even virgins, elders, and children.
Psalm 150:3-5
Praise him, with the blast of a horn, Praise him, with the harp and lyre:
Jeremiah 31:4
Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel, - Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:
Jeremiah 31:13
Then shall the virgin rejoice, in the dance, And young men and elders rejoice together, And I will turn their mourning into gladness and will comfort them, And will make them rejoice from their sorrow;
Revelation 14:2-3
And I heard a sound out of heaven, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of, loud thunders; and, the sound which I heard, was as of harp-singers harping with their harps,
Revelation 15:2-3
And I saw as a glassy sea mingled with fire, and them who escape victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing upon the glassy sea, having harps of God;