Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Gene Gardner <g_gardner1234 AT yahoo.com>]

                    Psalms 68 v 4or 5 (depending on text) has been 
interpreted in different ways:
 
 
 4 Sing to God, sing praise to His name; lift up a song for Him who rides in 
the deserts, by His name Jehovah; yea, exult in His presence.
 
 
 5 Sing unto God, sing praises to His name; 
extol Him that rideth upon the skies, whose name is the LORD; and exult ye 
before Him.
 
 
 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the 
heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
 
 
 The Hebrew:
 syrv l`lhym zmrv smv $lv lrkb bjrbvt byh smv vjlzv lpnyv
 
 
 In the three translations above, we find deserts, skies, and heavens as the 
meaning of the Hebrew. The DSS Bible also translates it as deserts. What is 
the consensus on which is more accurate, and why?  
 
                        
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