David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before God. They were praising God and singing songs. They were playing harps, {\cf2\super [139]} lyres, {\cf2\super [140]} drums, cymbals, {\cf2\super [141]} and trumpets.
Psalm 68:25 - Easy To Read Version Singers come marching in front,\par followed by the musicians,\par surrounded by young girls\par playing tambourines.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; Among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The singers go in front, the players on instruments last; between them the maidens are playing on tambourines. American Standard Version (1901) The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timbrels. Common English Bible First came the singers, then the musicians; between them the young women were playing hand drums: Catholic Public Domain Version Pour out your indignation upon them, and may the fury of your anger take hold of them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. |
David and all the people of Israel were celebrating before God. They were praising God and singing songs. They were playing harps, {\cf2\super [139]} lyres, {\cf2\super [140]} drums, cymbals, {\cf2\super [141]} and trumpets.
You are the God that did amazing things.\par You showed people your great power.\par
\{God’s people go to Jerusalem\par to celebrate the special holidays.\}\par They are very happy.\par They are singing and dancing.\par They say,\par “All good things come from Jerusalem.”\par
Then Aaron’s sister, the woman prophet Miriam, took a tambourine. Miriam and the women began singing and dancing. Miriam repeated the words,
Then the young women of Israel\par will be happy and dance.\par And the young men and old men\par will join in the dancing.\par I will change their sadness into happiness.\par I will comfort the people of Israel.\par I will change their sadness to happiness.\par
Israel, my bride, I will build you again.\par You will be a country again.\par You will pick up your tambourines again.\par You will dance with all the other people\par that are having fun.\par
Jephthah went back to Mizpah. Jephthah went to his house and his daughter came out of the house to meet him. She was playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only daughter. Jephthah loved her very much. Jephthah did not have any other sons or daughters.
David would go out to fight against the Philistines. On the way home after the battles, women in every town in Israel would come out to meet David. They laughed and danced and played drums and lutes. [165] They did this right in front of Saul!