Psalms 68:33

68:32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. send: Heb. give

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To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

To him that rides on the heavens of heavens, which were of old; see, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

68:34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. clouds: or, heavens

What does Psalms 68:33 mean?

Psalms 68:33 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָכַב (râkab), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), קֶדֶם (qedem).

Hebrew interlinear

him

that

ridethרָכַבrâkab/raw-kab'/H7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

upon

the

heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

heavens,שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

which

were

old;קֶדֶםqedem/keh'-dem/H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

lo,

doth

send

outנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

his

voice,קוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

and

that

mightyעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

voice.קוֹלqôwl/kole/H6963a voice or sound

send:

Heb.

give

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:33.

2 Samuel 18:9

And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

Ezekiel 32:8

All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. bright: Heb. lights of the light in heaven dark: Heb. them dark

Joel 3:16

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour

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What does Psalms 68:33 say?

Psalms 68:33 (King James Version) reads: "To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. send: Heb. give"

Is Psalms 68:33 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:33 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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