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Psalms 68:35
35God, how great you are, as you come from your holy temple! He is the God of Israel. He gives power to his people, and he makes them strong. Praise God as he deserves!
Psalms 68:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
- New International Version (NIV)You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Context of Psalms 68:35
33He is the one who rides in the sky, as he has done from the beginning of time. Listen! He shouts with a powerful voice. 34Agree that God is very powerful! He is the King who rules over Israel. He shows his power in the skies. God, how great you are, as you come from your holy temple! He is the God of Israel. He gives power to his people, and he makes them strong. Praise God as he deserves!
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:35 word by word
נ֤וֹרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֗ים מִֽמִּקְדָּ֫שֶׁ֥יךָ אֵ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל ה֤וּא נֹתֵ֨ן׀ עֹ֖ז וְתַעֲצֻמ֥וֹת לָעָ֗ם בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- out of thy holy placesמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- the Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- he that givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
- and powerתַּעֲצֻמָהta‛ătsûmâh · powerH8592
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
Cross-references for Psalms 68:35
- Psalms 45:4Wear your royal clothes and ride out to win against your enemies! Win the war on behalf of truth and justice! Then your strong right hand will do powerful things!
- Psalms 65:5God, you are the one who saves us! You answer our prayers, and you do great things to rescue us. People from everywhere on earth trust in you, even those who live far away across the seas.
- Psalms 66:5Come and see the great things that God has done. He has done wonderful miracles for people!
- Psalms 76:12He makes proud rulers become humble. All the kings of the world should be afraid of him.
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to praise the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power. He threw horses and their riders into the sea.
- Nehemiah 1:5I prayed, ‘Lord, God of heaven, you are great and powerful. You always continue to love your people, as you have promised to do. You are kind to those people who love you and obey your commands.
- Hebrews 12:24You have come to Jesus, who brought the new agreement from God to his people. In that agreement, the blood of Jesus' death makes us clean from our sins. It tells us that God has forgiven us. When Cain killed his brother Abel, Abel's blood brought God's punishment. So we see that Jesus' blood brought us something much better than that.
- Revelation 6:16They shouted to the mountains and to the rocks, ‘Fall on us and cover us. Hide us, so that the one who sits on the throne cannot see us. Also hide us from the Lamb who is very angry with us.
- Psalms 29:11The Lord makes his people strong. The Lord blesses his people with peace.
- Deuteronomy 33:25They will use iron and bronze to make the gates of their towns strong. May they be strong for as long as they live.
- Isaiah 40:31But people who wait for the Lord to help them will receive new strength. They will rise up high, as if they have the wings of eagles. They will run and they will not become tired. They will walk and they will not become weak.
- Isaiah 45:21Now decide together what you will say in court! Tell me what you think! Who said a long time ago what would happen? Who spoke about it long before it happened? It was I, the Lord! There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. I am a righteous God and I save my people. There is no other God.
- Zechariah 10:12‘I will make my people strong. They will obey me because they love my name.’
- Ephesians 3:16I pray that God will cause you to be strong in your spirits. God has great and valuable things in heaven to help you. I pray that God's Spirit will help you with God's own power.
- Philippians 3:16But we should continue to live in the way that we already know is right.
- Philippians 4:13I can do all these things because Christ makes me strong.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places - The sanctuary and heaven. Out of the former he had often shone forth with consuming splendor; see the case of Korah and his company: out of the latter he had often appeared in terrible majesty in storms, thunder, lightning, etc. He that giveth strength and power unto his people - Therefore that people must be invincible who have this strong and irresistible God for their support. Blessed be God - He alone…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places - The places where thou dwellest, and from which thou dost manifest thyself. That is, The manifestations which thou dost make of thyself when thou seemest to come forth from thine abode are “terrible,” or are suited to fill the mind with awe. Compare Psalm 45:4, note; Psalm 65:5, note; Psalm 66:5, note. The God of Israel - The God who is adored by Israel, or by his true people; our God. Is he that giveth…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-35Verses 32-35 God is to be admired and adored with reverence and godly fear, by all that attend in his holy places. The God of Israel gives strength and power unto his people. Through Christ strengthening us we can do all things, not otherwise; therefore he must have the glory of all we do, with our humble thanks for enabling us to do it, and for accepting the work of his hands in us.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-35The psalmist urges the people to praise God, who triumphs over his enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3632-36. To Him who is presented as riding in triumph through His ancient heavens and proclaiming His presence--to Him who, in nature, and still more in the wonders of His spiritual government, out of His holy place (Psa 43:3), is terrible, who rules His Church, and, by His Church, rules the world in righteousness--let all nations and kingdoms give honor and power and dominion evermore.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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