Psalms 68:34

Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

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WEBBE

Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

BSB

Ascribe the power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose strength is in the skies.

KJV

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

ASV

Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies.

BBE

Make clear that strength is God's: he is lifted up over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

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The early church

"Give ye glory to God, above Israel is the magnificence of Him" [Psalm 68:34]. Of whom says the Apostle, "Upon the Israel of God." [Galatians 6:16] For "not all that are out of Israel, are Israelites:" [Romans 9:6] for there is also an Israel after the flesh. Whence he says, "See ye Israel after the flesh." [1 Corinthians 10:18] "For not they that are sons of the flesh, are sons of God, but sons of promise are counted for a seed." [Romans 9:8] Therefore at that time when without any intermixture of evil men His people shall be, like a heap purged by the fan, [Matthew 3:12] like Israel in whom guile is not, [John 1:47] then most pre-eminent "above Israel" shall be "the magnificence" of "Him: and the virtue of Him in the clouds." For not alone He shall come to judgment, but with the elders of His people: [Isaiah 3:14] to whom He has promised that they shall sit upon thrones to judge, [Matthew 19:28] who even shall judge angels. [1 Corinthians 6:3] These be the clouds.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 32–35

God is to be admired and adored with reverence and godly fear, by all that attend in his holy places. The God of Israel gives strength and power unto his people. Through Christ strengthening us we can do all things, not otherwise; therefore he must have the glory of all we do, with our humble thanks for enabling us to do it, and for accepting the work of his hands in us.

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