Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. New Living Translation Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign LORD rescues us from death. English Standard Version Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. Berean Standard Bible Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. King James Bible He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. New King James Version Our God is the God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. New American Standard Bible God is to us a God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong ways of escape from death. NASB 1995 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. NASB 1977 God is to us a God of deliverances; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. Legacy Standard Bible God is to us a God of salvation; And to Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death. Amplified Bible God is to us a God of acts of salvation; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free]. Christian Standard Bible Our God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the LORD my Lord. Holman Christian Standard Bible Our God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the Lord GOD. American Standard Version God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death. Contemporary English Version You always protect us and save us from death. English Revised Version God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto JEHOVAH the Lord belong the issues from death. GOD'S WORD® Translation Our God is the God of victories. The Almighty LORD is our escape from death. Good News Translation Our God is a God who saves; he is the LORD, our Lord, who rescues us from death. International Standard Version God is for us the God of our deliverance. The Lord GOD rescues us from death. Majority Standard Bible Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. NET Bible Our God is a God who delivers; the LORD, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. New Heart English Bible God is to us a God of deliverance. To the LORD, the Lord, belongs escape from death. Webster's Bible Translation He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. World English Bible God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGod Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, "" And YHWH Lord has the outgoings of death. Young's Literal Translation God Himself is to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death. Smith's Literal Translation The God to us a God for salvations; and to Jehovah the Lord the goings forth to death. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOur God is the God of salvation: and of the Lord, of the Lord are the issues from death. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is the LORD God’s. New Revised Standard Version Our God is a God of salvation, and to GOD, the Lord, belongs escape from death. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe that is our God is the God of salvation, the LORD God who has the power of life and death. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH is God; Lord of death is The Exodus. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death. Brenton Septuagint Translation Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Enemies Are Scattered…19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah 20Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. 21Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.… Cross References Isaiah 45:22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. Hosea 13:4 Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me. Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. 2 Kings 5:7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!” Isaiah 43:11 I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken. Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. Jonah 2:9 But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!” Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” / “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” / The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ... Treasury of Scripture He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. our God 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 salvation. Isaiah 45:17-22 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end… Hosea 1:7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. unto Psalm 118:17,18 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD… 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 deliver out of my hand. 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. issues Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. Jump to Previous Belong Belongeth Belongs Death Deliverance Deliverances Escape Escapes Forth Goings Issues Outgoings Salvation Saves Sovereign WaysJump to Next Belong Belongeth Belongs Death Deliverance Deliverances Escape Escapes Forth Goings Issues Outgoings Salvation Saves Sovereign WaysPsalm 68 1. A prayer at the removing of the ark4. An exhortation to praise God for his mercies 7. for his care of the church 19. for his great works Our God is a God of deliverance; This phrase emphasizes the nature of God as a deliverer, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. In the Old Testament, God is frequently depicted as delivering His people from various forms of bondage and oppression, such as the Israelites' exodus from Egypt (Exodus 14). The Hebrew word for deliverance often implies salvation or rescue, indicating God's active role in saving His people. This deliverance is not only physical but also spiritual, pointing to the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise of deliverance, offering salvation from sin and eternal death (John 3:16-17). the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death. Persons / Places / Events 1. God (Elohim)The supreme being, creator, and sustainer of the universe, who is characterized by His power to deliver and save. 2. Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh) A title emphasizing God's sovereignty and covenant relationship with His people, highlighting His role as a personal and powerful rescuer. 3. Deliverance The act of being saved or rescued, particularly from peril or death, which is a central theme in this verse. 4. Death Represents both physical death and spiritual separation from God, from which God provides rescue. 5. Psalmist (David) Traditionally attributed to King David, who often wrote about God's deliverance in his life and the life of Israel. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in DeliveranceRecognize that God alone has the power to deliver us from both physical and spiritual death. Trust in His sovereignty and His plan for salvation. Personal Relationship with God Emphasize the importance of a personal relationship with God, who is not only a distant deity but a personal Lord who rescues His people. Hope in Eternal Life Encourage believers to find hope in the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ, who has conquered death and offers us eternal deliverance. Daily Dependence on God Cultivate a daily dependence on God for deliverance from life's challenges, knowing that He is our constant rescuer. Witnessing God's Deliverance Share testimonies of God's deliverance in your life as a way to encourage others and glorify God.(20) He that is.--The insertion is unnecessary. Render, God unto us (i.e., our God) is a God of salvation. Issues from death.--Literally, for death goings out. The same word rendered issues in Proverbs 4:23, there means sources. Here it will mean sources of death, or escapes from death as we connect the clause with what precedes or follows; Jehovah would provide an issue out of death for Israel, but a source of death to Israel's enemies. The LXX. and Vulgate apparently take it in the former connection. Verse 20. - He that is our God is the God of salvation; rather, God is to us a God of saving deeds (Kay), or of deliverances (Revised Version); i.e. net of salvation only in the abstract (ver. 19), but of deeds by which we are saved. And unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. It is through God only that, when death threatens, men escape it.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Our Godהָ֤אֵ֣ל ׀ (hā·’êl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty [is] a God אֵ֤ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty of deliverance; לְֽמוֹשָׁ֫ע֥וֹת (lə·mō·wō·šā·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4190: Deliverance the Lord אֲדֹנָ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD וְלֵיהוִ֥ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH [is our] rescuer תּוֹצָאֽוֹת׃ (tō·w·ṣā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8444: An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape from death. לַ֝מָּ֗וֶת (lam·mā·weṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin Links Psalm 68:20 NIVPsalm 68:20 NLT Psalm 68:20 ESV Psalm 68:20 NASB Psalm 68:20 KJV Psalm 68:20 BibleApps.com Psalm 68:20 Biblia Paralela Psalm 68:20 Chinese Bible Psalm 68:20 French Bible Psalm 68:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 68:20 God is to us a God (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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