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Psalm 68

Psa. 68:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that is our God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
is the God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
of salvation
mowsha`ah (Hebrew #4190)
deliverance
KJV usage: salvation.
Pronounce: mo-shaw-aw'
Origin: from 3467
; anda unto God
Yhovih (Hebrew #3069)
a variation of 3068 (used after 136, and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136)
KJV usage: God.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vee'
the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
belong the issues
towtsa'ah (Hebrew #8444)
from 3318; (only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) source
KJV usage: border(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.
Pronounce: to-tsaw-aw'
Origin: or totsaah {to-tsaw-aw'}
from death
maveth (Hebrew #4194)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
KJV usage: (be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
Pronounce: maw'-veth
Origin: from 4191
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Deut. 32:39• 39See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand, (Deut. 32:39)
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Rev. 1:18• 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:18)

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Death,
God,
Salvation

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Ministry on This Verse

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our God.
Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 45:17‑22• 17Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages.
 18For thus saith Jehovah who created the heavens, God himself who formed the earth and made it, he who established it,--not as waste did he create it: he formed it to be inhabited:--I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
 19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I am Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right.
 20Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations. They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a *god that cannot save.
 21Declare and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath caused this to be heard from ancient time? who hath declared it long ago? Is it not I, Jehovah? And there is no God else beside me; a just *God and a Saviour, there is none besides me.
 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am *God, and there is none else. (Isa. 45:17‑22)
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Hos. 1:7• 7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God; and I will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by battle, or by horses, or by horsemen. (Hos. 1:7)
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John 4:22• 22Ye worship ye know not what; we worship what we know, for salvation is of the Jews. (John 4:22)
unto.
Psa. 118:17‑18• 17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah.
 18Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death. (Psa. 118:17‑18)
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Deut. 32:39• 39See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand, (Deut. 32:39)
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1 Sam. 2:6• 6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. (1 Sam. 2:6)
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John 5:21,23,28‑29• 21For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens them, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
 23that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.
 28Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
 29and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment. (John 5:21,23,28‑29)
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John 11:25‑26• 25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
 26and every one who lives and believes on me shall never die. Believest thou this? (John 11:25‑26)
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Heb. 2:14‑15• 14Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;
 15and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage. (Heb. 2:14‑15)
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Rev. 1:18• 18and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:18)
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Rev. 20:1• 1And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand. (Rev. 20:1)
issues.
Prov. 4:23• 23Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life. (Prov. 4:23)
• The blessing of His people Israel will involve the destruction of His enemies. (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)
• The occasion is correlated with Israel’s history at Sinai where they entered into a covenant with the Lord (Ex. 19, Heb. 9:18-20), but now it is a new covenant the Lord makes with His people (Jer. 31:31-34). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Our *God is the *God of salvationr; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "*God is for us a *God of salvations."