Psalms 68:20

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	הָ֤אֵ֣ל ha.'El	H410	strength · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
God	אֵ֤ל 'el	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
salvation	לְֽמוֹשָׁ֫ע֥וֹת le.mo.Sha.'ot	H4190	deliverance · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
GOD	וְלֵיהוִ֥ה ve.la.Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a title
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
issues	תּוֹצָאֽוֹת to.tza.'ot	H8444	(only in plural collective) exit · noun, common feminine plural absolute
death	לַ֝מָּ֗וֶת la.Ma.vet	H4194	death (natural or violent) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can del…
Revelation 1:18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvatio…
John 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
Psalms 56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the livin…
Psalms 118:17-18 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

David, having given God praise for what he had done for Israel in general, as the God of Israel (Psa 68:8), here comes to give him praise as Zion's God in a special manner; compare Psa 9:11. Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, for which reason Zion is called the hill of God. I. He compares it with the hill of Bashan and other high and fruitful hills, and prefers it before them, Psa 68:15, Psa 68:16. It is true, Zion was but little and low in comparison with them, and was not covered over with flocks and herds as they were, yet, upon this account, it has the pre-eminence above them all, that it is the hill of God, the hill which he desires to dwell in, and where he chooses to manif…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

God daily and fully supplies us. The issues or escapes from death are under His control, who is the God that saves us, and destroys His and our enemies.

John Gill on Psalms 68:20

He that is our God,.... Or "God for us" (q); is on our side; and is the mighty God, able to save to the uttermost; is the God of salvation; or "God for salvations" (r); for the obtaining of them for his people, and giving them to them, even of every kind; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death; deliverance from it; Christ has abolished it, and him that had the power of it; has delivered himself from it, and will deliver all his people from it, though they become subject to it, as well as from eternal death; for he has the keys of hell and death in his hands. Some render the words, "to God the Lord belong the issues", or "ways unto death" (s); he has various ways of bringing per…

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John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

Psalm 68:18-24 18. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: [35] thou hast received gifts among men; [36] even the rebellious, that the Lord Jehovah [37] might dwell amongst his people. 19 Blessed be the Lord daily: this Lord will load us with deliverances. Selah. 20. He that is our God is the God of salvations; and to the Lord Jehovah [38] belong the issues from death. 21. Surely God shall wound the head of his enemies, the crown of the hair of him who walketh on in his wickedness. 22. The Lord said, I will bring back from Bashan; I will bring again from the depths of the sea: 23. That thy foot may be stained with blood, the tongue of thy dogs even in that of thine enem…

The Church Fathers

Our God is the God of saving, and the outcomes of death belong to the Lord: because he himself rose from the dead, and made us rise together with him. Otherwise, the devil is the entrance of death: but the Lord leads out.
— Jerome, Homily 7, on Psalm 67

[David] had expectations from God in line with the old covenant, not realizing that it contains signs of things to come—so he was expecting to receive good fortune in this life from God, and he was looking on this earth for what God is keeping for his people in heaven. He wanted to be happy here, though happiness is not to be found here. Happiness, you see, is of course something great and good, but it has its own proper region. It was from the region of happiness that Christ came, and not even he found it here. He was jeered at, he was reviled, he was arrested, he was scourged, he was bound, he was knocked about, insulted with spittle, he was crowned with thorns, hanged on a tree. And finally—"even for the Lord is the departure of death." It is written in a psalm (those who caught the allusion applauded): "Even for the Lord is the departure of death." So why, slave, do you seek happiness here, where even for the Lord is the departure of death?
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 19:4

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Dictionary and topics

Salvation · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 68:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

John Gill on Psalms 68:20

John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 68:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

John Gill on Psalms 68:20

John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 68:19-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 68:19-20

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 68:20