Psalms 68:22

Psalms 68:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said, "I will bring them back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord said, “I will bring back from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

Context of Psalms 68:22

20God is to us a God of salvation; And to God the Lord belong ways of escape from death. 21God certainly will shatter the heads of His enemies, The hairy head of one who goes about in his guilt. The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, 23So that your foot may shatter them in blood, And the tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.” 24They have seen Your procession, God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

Psalms 68:22 word by word

אָמַ֣ר אֲ֭דֹנָי מִבָּשָׁ֣ן אָשִׁ֑יב אָ֝שִׁ֗יב מִֽמְּצֻל֥וֹת יָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• from Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
• I will bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• from the depthsמְצוֹלָהmetsôlâh metsôlâh metsûlâh metsûlâh · depthH4688
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Psalms 68:22

• Numbers 21:33Then they turned and went up by the way of Bashan, and Og the king of Bashan went out against them with all his people, for battle at Edrei.
• Isaiah 11:11Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover with His hand the second time The remnant of His people who will remain, From Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, And from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 49:22This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations And set up My flag to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
• Exodus 14:22So the sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.
• Isaiah 51:10Was it not You who dried up the sea, The waters of the great deep; Who made the depths of the sea a pathway For the redeemed to cross over?
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from the nations, and gather you from all the lands; and I will bring you into your own land.
• Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or counted; And in the place Where it is said to them, “You are not My people,” It will be said to them, “You are the sons of the living God.”

Commentaries on Psalms 68:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22From the depths of the sea - All this seems to speak of the defeat of the Egypttians, and the miraculous passage of the Red Sea.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan - On the situation of Bashan, see the notes at Psalm 68:15. There may be an allusion here to the victory achieved over Og, king of Bashan, in the time of Moses, Numbers 21:33-35. The idea may be that as, at that time, a victory was achieved over a formidable enemy, so in times of similar peril, God would deliver his people, and save them from danger. Or, as Bashan was the remote frontier of the holy land, the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as their God, as their King, for their good, and in answer to their prayers; especially in and by his word and ordinances. The kingdom of the Messiah shall be submitted to by all the rulers and learned in the world. The people seem to address the king, ver…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22God will deal with all enemies, whether from high places (represented by Bashan) or low (the depths of the sea).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Former examples of God's deliverance are generalized: as He has done, so He will do. from Bashan--the farthest region; and-- depths of the sea--the severest afflictions. Out of all, God will bring them. The figures of Psa 68:23 denote the completeness of the conquest, not implying any savage cruelty (compare 2Ki 9:36; Is 63:1-6; Jr 15:3).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