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Psalms 68:34

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Ascribe strength to God; His majesty is over Israel And His strength is in the skies.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency [is] over Israel, and his strength [is] in the clouds.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the skies.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Ascribe ye strength to God: his excellence [is] over Israel, and his strength [is] in the clouds.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Ascribe ye strength unto God,—Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary,—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Give ye glory to God for Israel, his magnificence, and his power is in the clouds.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Ascribe the power to God: for his maiestie is vpon Israel, and his strength is in the cloudes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Ascribe yee strength vnto God: his excellencie [is] ouer Israel, and his strength [is] in the cloudes.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Ascribe glory unto God; his excellency is over Israel and his strength is in the heavens.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Ascribe ye strength unto Elohim: his excellency [is] over Yisrael, and his strength [is] in the clouds.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Ascribe 5414
{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
ye strength 5797
{5797} Prime
עֹז
`oz
{oze}
From H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise).
unto ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים: 430
{0430} Prime
אֱלֹהִים
'elohiym
{el-o-heem'}
Plural of H0433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative.
his excellency 1346
{1346} Prime
גַּאֲוָה
ga`avah
{gah-av-aw'}
From H1342; arrogance or majesty; by implication (concretely) ornament.
[is] over x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
Yiŝrä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל, 3478
{3478} Prime
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisra'el
{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
and his strength 5797
{5797} Prime
עֹז
`oz
{oze}
From H5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise).
[is] in the clouds. 7834
{7834} Prime
שַׁחַק
shachaq
{shakh'-ak}
From H7833; a powder (as beaten small); by analogy a thin vapor; by extension the firmament.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 68:32-36.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 68:32-35.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 68:34

Ascribe — Acknowledge that he is able to do whatsoever he pleaseth. Excellency — His excellent power and goodness. Is over — Dwells among them. He is indeed the universal Lord, but in a special manner, he is the God of Israel.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Ascribe:

Psalms 29:1-2 [[A Psalm of David.]] Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. ... Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psalms 96:6-8 Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary. ... Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
1 Chronicles 16:28-29 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. ... Give unto the LORD the glory [due] unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Revelation 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

his excellency:

Deuteronomy 33:26 [There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
2 Peter 1:17 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.

and his strength:
This refers to the phenomena of thunder and lightning; for all nations have observed the electric fluid is an irresistible agent - destroying life, tearing towers and castles to pieces, rending the strongest oaks, and cleaving the most solid rocks; and the most enlightened nations have justly considered it as an especial manifestation of the power and sovereignty of God.

clouds:
or, heavens
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Dt 33:26. 1Ch 16:28. Ps 29:1; 96:6. 2P 1:17. Rv 19:6.

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