Psalm 68:26
New International Version
Praise God in the great congregation; praise the LORD in the assembly of Israel.

New Living Translation
Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the LORD, the source of Israel’s life.

English Standard Version
“Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”

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

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

New King James Version
Bless God in the congregations, The Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel.

NASB 1995
Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel.

NASB 1977
Bless God in the congregations, Even the LORD, you who are of the fountain of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
Bless God in the congregations, Yahweh, the fountain of Israel.

Amplified Bible
Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him], The LORD, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
Bless God in the assemblies; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Praise God in the assemblies; praise the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

American Standard Version
Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And in the assemblies bless LORD JEHOVAH, the God who is the springs of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
They come shouting, "People of Israel, praise the LORD God!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
In the churches bless ye God the Lord, from the fountains of Israel.

English Revised Version
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Thank God, the Lord, the source of Israel, with the choirs.

Good News Translation
"Praise God in the meeting of his people; praise the LORD, all you descendants of Jacob!"

International Standard Version
Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD who is the fountain of Israel.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Bless ye God in full assemblies, Even the Lord, ye that are from the fountain of Israel.'

Literal Standard Version
In assemblies bless God, | The Lord—from the fountain of Israel.

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

New American Bible
In your choirs, bless God; LORD, Israel’s fountain.

NET Bible
In your large assemblies praise God, the LORD, in the assemblies of Israel!

New Revised Standard Version
“Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD, O you who are of Israel’s fountain!”

New Heart English Bible
"Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord from the fountain of Israel."

Webster's Bible Translation
Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

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

Young's Literal Translation
In assemblies bless ye God, The Lord -- from the fountain of Israel.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Enemies Are Scattered
25The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines. 26Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel. 27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:28
So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.

Psalm 22:22
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

Psalm 22:23
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!

Psalm 26:12
My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

Psalm 145:10
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

Isaiah 48:1
"Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel--but not in truth or righteousness--


Treasury of Scripture

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

Bless

Psalm 107:32
Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

Psalm 111:1
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

Psalm 135:19-21
Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: …

from the fountain.

Deuteronomy 33:28
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Proverbs 5:16
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Isaiah 48:1
Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

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Psalm 68
1. A prayer at the removing of the ark
4. An exhortation to praise God for his mercies
7. for his care of the church
19. for his great works














(26) Bless ye.--Apparently these words are part of the processional hymn. But in Judges 5:9 a similar outburst of praise appears to come from the poet.

From the fountain of Israel.--A comparison with Isaiah 48:1; Isaiah 51:1, certainly allows us to understand this in the congregations sprung from the head waters (as we say) of the races, i.e., the patriarchal ancestors. At the same time if there were any mode of taking the words literally instead of figuratively it would be preferable.

Verse 26. - Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. This is probably the refrain of the hymn sung (comp. Exodus 15:21; 2 Chronicles 5:13; Ezra 3:11). By "the fountain of Israel" is no doubt meant the sanctuary on Mount Zion - "the ever-living fountain of praise" (Kay).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Bless
בָּרְכ֣וּ (bā·rə·ḵū)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

God
אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

in the great congregation,
בְּֽ֭מַקְהֵלוֹת (bə·maq·hê·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4721: An assembly

[bless] the Lord
יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

from the fountain
מִמְּק֥וֹר (mim·mə·qō·wr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4726: Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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