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Psalm 68:7 O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
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Selah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the desert, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O God, when Thou didst go forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O God, when You went forth before Your people, When You marched through the wasteland, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the desert, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the desert, Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness; [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You set your people free, and you led them through the desert. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O God, when you went in front of your people, when you marched through the desert, [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, when you led out your people, when you marched through the desert, Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, in Your going forth before Your people, "" In Your stepping through the wilderness, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O God, in Thy going forth before Thy people, In Thy stepping through the wilderness, Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O God, in thy going forth before thy people, in thy stepping in the desert. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:8>O God, when you departed in the sight of your people, when you passed through the desert,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God, when you went forth before your people, when you marched through the desert, <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O God, when thou didst go forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God, when you went forth before your people when you passed through in the deserts,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou wentest through the wilderness; Pause:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">God's Enemies Are Scattered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">when You went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6805.htm" title="6805: bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To step, march. A primitive root; to pace, i.e. Step regularly; to mount; to march; to hurl.">when You marched</a> <a href="/hebrew/3452.htm" title="3452: ḇî·šî·mō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Waste, wilderness. From yasham; a desolation.">through the wasteland,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-12.htm">Nehemiah 9:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-14</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Micah 2:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Habakkuk 3:3-6</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Numbers 9:15-23</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-12.htm">Deuteronomy 32:12</a></span><br />The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a></span><br />You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; Selah:</p><p class="hdg">O God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-1.htm">Psalm 114:1</a></b></br> When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></b></br> Or hath God assayed to go <i>and</i> take him a nation from the midst of <i>another</i> 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?</p><p class="hdg">thou didst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Micah 2:13</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">Habakkuk 3:12</a></b></br> Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">March</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/psalms/67-4.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-8.htm">Wentest</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-27.htm">March</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Stepping</a> <a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Wasteland</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-7.htm">Wentest</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 68</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">A prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">for his great works</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes God's active role in delivering His people and leading them to the Promised Land. The imagery of God going "out before" His people suggests a divine warrior leading His army, a common motif in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This leadership is reminiscent of the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>), symbolizing God's presence and guidance. It also foreshadows Christ as the Good Shepherd who leads His flock (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>).<p><b>when You marched through the wasteland</b><br>The "wasteland" refers to the desert wilderness where the Israelites wandered for 40 years. This period was a time of testing and reliance on God's provision, as seen in the manna and water from the rock (Exodus 16-17). The term "marched" conveys a sense of purpose and determination, highlighting God's sovereignty and control over the natural world. This journey through the wilderness is a type of the Christian life, where believers are led by God through trials and towards spiritual maturity. It also connects to Jesus' own time in the wilderness, where He was tempted and emerged victorious (<a href="/matthew/4.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a>).<p><b>Selah</b><br>"Selah" is a term used frequently in the Psalms, often interpreted as a pause for reflection or musical interlude. It invites the reader or listener to meditate on the preceding words, considering their significance and implications. In this context, it encourages contemplation of God's faithfulness and power in leading His people through difficult times. This pause serves as a reminder of the importance of trusting in God's guidance and provision, both historically for Israel and personally for believers today.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as a divine leader and protector of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/y/your_people.htm">Your People</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites, God's chosen people, whom He led through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wasteland.htm">Wasteland</a></b><br>Symbolizes the desert or wilderness, representing both a physical and spiritual journey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/selah.htm">Selah</a></b><br>A term used in the Psalms, possibly indicating a pause for reflection or musical interlude.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_leadership_and_guidance.htm">God's Leadership and Guidance</a></b><br>God is portrayed as a leader who goes before His people, ensuring their path is secure. This reassures believers of His constant guidance in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided for the Israelites in the wasteland, He provides for us in our spiritual and physical needs. Trusting in His provision is crucial for our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflective_pause.htm">Reflective Pause (Selah)</a></b><br>The use of "Selah" invites us to pause and reflect on God's mighty acts and His faithfulness. Taking time to meditate on God's word strengthens our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_wilderness.htm">Spiritual Wilderness</a></b><br>The wasteland can symbolize times of spiritual dryness or challenges. Recognizing God's presence during these times can bring comfort and hope.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_68.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 68</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_97_7_imply_polytheism.htm">Do references to 'all gods' (Psalm 97:7) suggest acknowledgment of multiple deities, contradicting strict monotheism elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_20_7_vs._god's_battle_commands.htm">Psalm 20:7 - Does this portrayal of military reliance contradict biblical accounts where God commands battle preparations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wrath_and_mercy_align_in_the_bible.htm">How does Psalm 7:10-11, depicting a wrathful God, align with other biblical passages emphasizing divine mercy and love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_39_7_dismiss_science.htm">Psalm 39:7 - When David looks only to God for hope, does this dismiss practical or scientific solutions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 7-10.</span> - 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. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people</span> (see <a href="/exodus/13-20.htm">Exodus 13:20-22</a>). The present verse and the next are an echo of the Song of Deborah (<a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4, 5</a>), "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." <span class="cmt_word">When thou didst march through the wilderness.</span> 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕlō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when You went out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭צֵאתְךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when You marched</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצַעְדְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣa‘·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6805.htm">Strong's 6805: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pace, step regularly, to mount, to march, to hurl</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the wasteland,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·šî·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3452.htm">Strong's 3452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, wilderness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-7.htm">Psalm 68:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:7 God when you went forth before your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>