Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Summon your power, God; show us your strength, our God, as you have done before. New Living Translation Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past. English Standard Version Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us. Berean Standard Bible Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. King James Bible Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. New King James Version Your God has commanded your strength; Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us. New American Standard Bible Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, God, You who acted in our behalf. NASB 1995 Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf. NASB 1977 Your God has commanded your strength; Show Thyself strong, O God, who hast acted on our behalf. Legacy Standard Bible Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who has worked on our behalf. Amplified Bible Your God has commanded your strength [your power in His service and your resistance to temptation]; Show Yourself strong, O God, who acted on our behalf. Christian Standard Bible Your God has decreed your strength. Show your strength, God, you who have acted on our behalf. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your God has decreed your strength. Show Your strength, God, You who have acted on our behalf. American Standard Version Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. Contemporary English Version Our God, show your strength! Show us once again. English Revised Version Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. GOD'S WORD® Translation Your God has decided you will be strong. Display your strength, O God, as you have for us before. Good News Translation Show your power, O God, the power you have used on our behalf International Standard Version Summon the power of your God, the power, God, that you have shown us. Majority Standard Bible Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. NET Bible God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power, New Heart English Bible Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us. Webster's Bible Translation Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. World English Bible Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour God has commanded your strength, "" Be strong, O God, You have worked this for us. Young's Literal Translation Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us. Smith's Literal Translation Thy God commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, this thou didst for us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCommand thy strength, O God: confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Summon again, O God, your power, the divine power you once showed for us, New Revised Standard Version Summon your might, O God; show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCommand, O God, thy strength; strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Command your might, oh, God, and strengthen, oh, God, this that you have prepared for us. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy God hath commanded thy strength; Be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us Brenton Septuagint Translation O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou hast wrought in us. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Enemies Are Scattered…27There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali. 28Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf. 29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.… Cross References Isaiah 33:13 You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.” Isaiah 26:12 O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. Isaiah 45:24-25 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. / In the LORD all descendants of Israel will be justified and will exult. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 40:29-31 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. Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” Isaiah 49:5 And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength— Isaiah 51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you. Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 62:7 nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. Isaiah 63:12 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, Isaiah 66:14 When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies. Ephesians 3:16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Treasury of Scripture Your God has commanded your strength: strengthen, O God, that which you have worked for us. commanded Psalm 42:8 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalm 44:4 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. Psalm 71:3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. strengthen Psalm 138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. Ephesians 3:17-20 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, … Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Jump to Previous Acted Behalf Commanded Great Power Show Strength Strengthen Strong Summon WroughtJump to Next Acted Behalf Commanded Great Power Show Strength Strengthen Strong Summon WroughtPsalm 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 Summon Your power, O God The phrase "Summon Your power" calls upon God to manifest His divine might. The Hebrew root for "summon" is "צָוָה" (tsavah), which means to command or to call forth. This invocation is a plea for God to actively engage in the lives of His people, demonstrating His omnipotence. Historically, the Israelites often found themselves in situations where they needed divine intervention, and this verse reflects their reliance on God's power to deliver and protect them. It is a reminder of the countless times God has intervened in history, from the parting of the Red Sea to the fall of Jericho, showcasing His ability to alter the course of events for His purposes. show Your strength, O God which You have exerted on our behalf Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Summonצִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Your power, עֻ֫זֶּ֥ךָ (‘uz·ze·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5797: Strength, might O God; אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative show Your strength, עוּזָּ֥ה (‘ūz·zāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5810: To be strong O God, אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative which ז֝֗וּ (zū) Pronoun - relative Strong's 2098: This, which, who You have exerted פָּעַ֥לְתָּ (pā·‘al·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6466: To do, make, to practise on our behalf. לָּֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew Links Psalm 68:28 NIVPsalm 68:28 NLT Psalm 68:28 ESV Psalm 68:28 NASB Psalm 68:28 KJV Psalm 68:28 BibleApps.com Psalm 68:28 Biblia Paralela Psalm 68:28 Chinese Bible Psalm 68:28 French Bible Psalm 68:28 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 68:28 Your God has commanded your strength (Psalm Ps Psa.) |