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Giveתְּנוּstrengthעֹזto Elohim;לֵאלֹהִיםover Israel isעַל יִשְׂרָאֵלhis greatness,גַּאֲוָתוֹand his strength isוְעֻזּוֹin the clouds.בַּשְּׁחָקִים
Psalms 68:34
Study it in the app“Give strength to Elohim; over Israel is his greatness, and his strength is in the clouds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:34, word by word
- Giveתְּנוּtenu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tenu” appears- strengthעֹזoz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “oz” appears- to Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- over Israel isיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- his greatnessגַּאֲוָתgaavat
majesty
The majesty with which God shows himself and acts for his people.
Where else “gaavat” appears- in the cloudsשְּׁחָקִיםshechakim
cloud
What floats in the sky and brings rain.
Where else “shechakim” appears
Translation note
“Give strength to Elohim”: it can be understood as acknowledging that strength is his.
The context
33to him who rides in the heavens of heavens of old; look, he gives forth his voice, a voice of strength.
34 · This verse (above)
35Awesome is Elohim from your sanctuaries; the El of Israel, he gives strength and vigor to the people. Blessed be Elohim.