דְתַמָן סְלִיקוּ שִׁבְטַיָא שִׁבְטִין דַייָ מַסְהִיד לְיִשְׂרָאֵל דִי שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ שָׁרְיָא בֵינֵיהוֹן בְּמֵיזְלֵיהוֹן לְאוֹדָאָה לִשְׁמָא דַיָי.
1. a testimony for Israel | עֵדוּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל – See Ibn Ezra that here "עֵדוּת" refers to a statute or ordinance. [See Yirmeyahu 44:23, Tehillim 19:8, and Divrei HaYamim I 29:19 where the word is parallel to "תורה", "חק" or "מצוה".] The verse states that pilgrims arrived in accordance with the law to ascend to Jerusalem and thank God three times a year. Cf. Radak that the pilgrimage itself, with the accompanying miracles in the Mikdash (Mishnah Avot 5:7), was a testimony to Israel of Hashem's providence. Or, one might say the opposite, that through their pilgrimage, the nation testified that they are indeed "Hashem's tribes". Alternatively, "עֵדוּת" here might be synonymous with the word "מועד", an appointed meeting place or convocation, with the psalmist noting that Jerusalem is a gathering place for Israel (Da'at Mikra).