The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
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Gill's Exposition
The singers went before,.... The apostles and ministers of the word, the sweet singers of Israel, the charmers that charm so very wisely: the Gospel is a joyful sound; it is like vocal music,…
Barnes' Notes
The singers went before - That is, in the removal of the ark; in the solemn procession referred to in the previous verse. “In” that procession those who sang preceded those who performed on…
In these verses we have three things: -
I. The gracious promise which God makes of the redemption of his people, and their victory over his and their enemies (Psa 68:22, Psa 68:23): The Lord said, in…
Cambridge Bible
the players on instruments R.V. as P.B.V., the minstrels.
amongthem were the damsels An ungrammatical rendering. R.V. rightly, in the midst of the damsels. On either side of the procession of singers…
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