Psalms 68:26

“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

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WEBBE

“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

BSB

Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

KJV

Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

ASV

Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel.

BBE

Give praise to God in the great meeting; even the Lord, you who come from the fountain of Israel.

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בְּמַקְהֵלוֹת be·mak·he·lot in assemblies H4721 בָּרְכוּ ba·re·khu bless H1288 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him God H430 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 מִמְּקוֹר mi·me·kor from [the] fountain of H4726 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

The early church

Therefore, that no one should take these words in a carnal sense, and by these words should conceive in his mind certain choral bands of wantonness, he continueth and saith, "In the Churches bless ye the Lord": as though he were saying, wherefore, when ye hear of damsels, players on timbrels, do ye think of wanton pleasures? "In the Churches bless ye the Lord." For the Churches are pointed out to you by this mystic intimation: the Churches are the damsels, with new grace decked: the Churches are the players on the timbrels, with chastened flesh being spiritually tuneful. "In the Churches," then, "bless ye the Lord God from the wells of Israel." For from thence He first chose those whom He made wells. For from thence were chosen the Apostles; and they first heard, "He that shall have drunk of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst, but there shall be made in him a well of water springing unto life everlasting."
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 22–28

The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as their God, as their King, for their good, and in answer to their prayers; especially in and by his word and ordinances. The kingdom of the Messiah shall be submitted to by all the rulers and learned in the world. The people seem to address the king, ver. #(28). But the words are applicable to the Redeemer, to his church, and every true believer. We pray, that thou, O God the Son, wilt complete thine undertaking for us, by finishing thy good work in us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.