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His majesty shines down on Israel; his strength is mighty in the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/68.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency <i>is</i> over Israel, and his strength <i>is</i> in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His excellence <i>is</i> over Israel, And His strength <i>is</i> in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel, And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel, And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe power to God. His majesty is over Israel; his power is among the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe power to God. His majesty is over Israel, His power among the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tell about God's power! He is honored in Israel, and he rules the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Acknowledge the power of God. His majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Proclaim God's power; his majesty is over Israel, his might is in the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ascribe power to God, whose glory is over Israel, whose power is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Acknowledge God's power, his sovereignty over Israel, and the power he reveals in the skies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God. His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ascribe ye strength to God: his excellence is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Ascribe strength to God, "" His excellence [is] over Israel, and His strength in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel is His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall give strength to God: upon Israel is his majesty, and his strength in the clouds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:35>Give glory to God beyond Israel. His magnificence and his virtue is in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Confess the power of God, whose majesty protects Israel, whose power is in the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel; and whose power is in the skies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Ascribe glory unto God; his excellency is over Israel and his strength is in the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Give glory to God, even Israel, the magnificence of his strength in the Heaven of Heavens!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, And His strength is in the skies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-34.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=8095" 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">33</span>to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Ascribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: ‘ōz (N-ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">to God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1346.htm" title="1346: ga·’ă·wā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Majesty, pride. From ga'ah; arrogance or majesty; by implication, ornament.">whose majesty</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5797.htm" title="5797: wə·‘uz·zōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Strength, might. Or rowz; from azaz; strength in various applications.">whose strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/7834.htm" title="7834: baš·šə·ḥā·qîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Dust, cloud. From shachaq; a powder: by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament.">is in the skies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!…<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="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26-27</a></span><br />“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty. / The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-22.htm">Job 37:22-23</a></span><br />Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. / The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a></span><br />He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></span><br />Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a></span><br />The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-12.htm">Isaiah 63:12</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Jeremiah 10:6</a></span><br />There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17-18</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! / You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-4.htm">Habakkuk 3:4</a></span><br />His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-37.htm">Luke 1:37</a></span><br />For no word from God will ever fail.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-2.htm">John 17:2</a></span><br />For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a></span><br />For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Ascribe you strength to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.</p><p class="hdg">Ascribe</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-1.htm">Psalm 29:1,2</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-6.htm">Psalm 96:6-8</a></b></br> Honour and majesty <i>are</i> before him: strength and beauty <i>are</i> in his sanctuary… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-28.htm">1 Chronicles 16:28,29</a></b></br> Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength… </p><p class="hdg">his excellency</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/1-17.htm">2 Peter 1:17</a></b></br> For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.</p><p class="hdg">and his strength.</p><p class="hdg">clouds.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/34-3.htm">Ascribe</a> <a href="/psalms/66-16.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/psalms/66-19.htm">God's</a> <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/66-17.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">Strength</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/96-7.htm">Ascribe</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm">Excellence</a> <a href="/psalms/93-1.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">God's</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/90-16.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">Skies</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Strength</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/68.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/68.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Ascribe the power to God</b><br>This phrase calls believers to recognize and declare God's supreme power. In biblical context, "ascribe" means to attribute or give credit. This is a call to worship, acknowledging God's sovereignty and omnipotence. Throughout Scripture, God's power is evident in creation (Genesis 1), in His deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 14), and in His ongoing sustenance of the world (<a href="/colossians/1-17.htm">Colossians 1:17</a>). The act of ascribing power to God is an acknowledgment of His rightful place as the ultimate authority over all things.<p><b>Whose majesty is over Israel</b><br>This phrase highlights God's special relationship with Israel, His chosen people. Historically, Israel was set apart by God to be a nation through which He would reveal Himself to the world (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a>). God's majesty over Israel is seen in His covenant with Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>), His guidance through the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>), and His establishment of the Davidic kingdom (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This majesty is also prophetic, pointing to the coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who fulfills God's promises to Israel (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a>).<p><b>Whose strength is in the skies</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omnipotence and His dominion over the heavens. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the skies were often associated with the divine realm. God's strength in the skies is a reminder of His control over the natural world, as seen in the creation account (<a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-8</a>) and in His ability to command the weather (<a href="/job/37-5.htm">Job 37:5-6</a>). This imagery also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus' ascension into heaven (<a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a>) and His promised return from the skies (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a>) affirm His divine authority and power.<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, God is depicted as powerful and majestic, deserving of praise and recognition for His strength and authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation over which God's majesty is declared. Israel is often seen as God's chosen people, through whom He reveals His power and glory.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_skies.htm">The Skies</a></b><br>Symbolic of the heavens, representing the vastness and omnipresence of God's strength and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognizing God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge that God's power and majesty are unparalleled. This recognition should lead to a life of worship and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_with_his_people.htm">God's Presence with His People</a></b><br>Just as God's majesty is over Israel, His presence is with His people today. This should encourage believers to trust in His guidance and protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_vastness_of_god's_strength.htm">The Vastness of God's Strength</a></b><br>The imagery of God's strength in the skies serves as a reminder of His omnipotence. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God's power is limitless and available to them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/ascribing_glory_to_god.htm">Ascribing Glory to God</a></b><br>Actively ascribe glory and power to God in daily life through prayer, worship, and obedience. This is a practical way to honor Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_awe_of_god's_majesty.htm">Living in Awe of God's Majesty</a></b><br>Cultivate a sense of awe and wonder at God's creation and His works, which can deepen faith and inspire worship.<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_68_17_conflict_with_history.htm">Psalm 68:17: Does claiming 'tens of thousands' of divine chariots conflict with known historical or archeological data concerning ancient warfare?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_favor_multiple_mountains.htm">Psalm 68:15-16: Why does God seem to favor multiple mountains when other biblical texts emphasize Zion as the central place of worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_93_3-4_relate_to_floods.htm">Psalm 93:3-4 emphasizes God's power over rising waters. How does this align with historical floods that have devastated human civilizations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_can_divide_us_from_christ's_love.htm">What does it mean to cry out to God?</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">Verse 34.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ascribe ye strength unto God; or</span>, "might," "power" - that which makes him <span class="accented">Shaddai</span>, "the Almighty." <span class="cmt_word">His excellency is over Israel;</span> or, "his majesty" (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">And his strength is in the clouds.</span> Not in earth only, but in heaven also. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-34.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">Ascribe</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the power</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֗ז</span> <span class="translit">(‘ōz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to God,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">whose majesty</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּאֲוָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ga·’ă·wā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1346.htm">Strong's 1346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose strength</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝עֻזּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘uz·zōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5797.htm">Strong's 5797: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, might</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] in the skies.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשְּׁחָקִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šə·ḥā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7834.htm">Strong's 7834: </a> </span><span class="str2">A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-34.htm">Psalm 68:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-34.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:34 Ascribe strength to God! 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