Psalm 68:7
New International Version
When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness,

New Living Translation
O God, when you led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude

English Standard Version
O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

Berean Standard Bible
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

King James Bible
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

New King James Version
O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah

New American Standard Bible
God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the desert, Selah

NASB 1995
O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

NASB 1977
O God, when Thou didst go forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness, Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wasteland, Selah.

Amplified Bible
O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the desert, Selah

American Standard Version
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah

Contemporary English Version
You set your people free, and you led them through the desert.

English Revised Version
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O God, when you went in front of your people, when you marched through the desert, [Selah]

Good News Translation
O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert,

International Standard Version
God, when you led out your people, when you marched through the desert, Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

NET Bible
O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

World English Bible
God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O God, in Your going forth before Your people, "" In Your stepping through the wilderness, Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
O God, in thy going forth before thy people, in thy stepping in the desert. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:

Catholic Public Domain Version
O God, when you departed in the sight of your people, when you passed through the desert,

New American Bible
God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah

New Revised Standard Version
O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
God, when you went forth before your people when you passed through in the deserts,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; Pause:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Enemies Are Scattered
6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. 7O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah 8the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.…

Cross References
Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

Exodus 14:19-20
And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them, / so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

Deuteronomy 1:33
who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.

Nehemiah 9:12
You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.

Isaiah 63:11-14
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ...

Judges 5:4-5
O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. / The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

Micah 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.

Habakkuk 3:3-6
God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. / His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. / Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ...

Acts 7:36
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 10:1-2
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Hebrews 3:16-19
For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...

Exodus 40:36-38
Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.

Numbers 9:15-23
On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. / It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire. / Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. ...

Deuteronomy 32:12
The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.

Psalm 77:20
You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.


Treasury of Scripture

O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; Selah:

O God

Psalm 114:1
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

thou didst

Judges 5:4
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Micah 2:13
The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

Habakkuk 3:12
Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

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O God, when You went out before Your people
This phrase begins with an invocation of God, acknowledging His active presence and leadership. The Hebrew word for "God" here is "Elohim," a plural form that denotes majesty and power, emphasizing God's supreme authority and might. The phrase "when You went out" suggests a historical context, likely referring to the Exodus when God led the Israelites out of Egypt. This imagery of God going "before Your people" underscores His role as a divine guide and protector, leading His chosen people through the wilderness. It evokes the image of the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, symbols of God's constant presence and guidance.

when You marched through the wasteland
The word "marched" conveys a sense of purposeful movement and military precision, indicating that God's actions are deliberate and powerful. The Hebrew root "halak" can mean to walk or to go, but in this context, it implies a strong, authoritative advance. The "wasteland" refers to the desert or wilderness, a place of desolation and hardship. Historically, this recalls the Israelites' journey through the Sinai Desert, a time of testing and reliance on God's provision. Spiritually, it symbolizes the trials and challenges believers face, with the assurance that God is with them, leading them through even the most barren and difficult times.

Selah
This term, "Selah," is often found in the Psalms and its exact meaning is debated. It is thought to be a musical or liturgical pause, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding words. In this context, "Selah" serves as a moment to meditate on God's faithfulness and leadership. It encourages believers to pause and consider the significance of God's guidance in their own lives, to reflect on His past deliverance, and to trust in His continued presence and direction. This pause is a reminder of the importance of contemplation and gratitude in the life of faith.

Verses 7-10. - In the central portion of the psalm, from ver. 7 to ver. 28, God is praised for his doings in connection with the history of Israel; and, first of all, in the present passage, for his doings at Sinai and in the wilderness. Verse 7. - O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people (see Exodus 13:20-22). The present verse and the next are an echo of the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:4, 5), "Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water; the mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel." When thou didst march through the wilderness. The entire march from Etham to Pisgah is in the poet's mind; but he can touch only certain features of it. And first, the scene at Sinai.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
O God,
אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕlō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

when You went out
בְּ֭צֵאתְךָ (bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

before
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

Your people,
עַמֶּ֑ךָ (‘am·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

when You marched
בְּצַעְדְּךָ֖ (bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6805: To pace, step regularly, to mount, to march, to hurl

through the wasteland,
בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן (ḇî·šî·mō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3452: Waste, wilderness

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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