Psalms 68:28

Easy-to-Read Version

God, show us your power! Show us the power you used for us in the past.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Your God has commanded your strength;Show Yourself strong, O God, who has worked on our behalf.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, O God, who have acted on our behalf.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thy Lord hath ordeyned thy strength: establishe the thing O Lorde that thou hast wrought in vs.

Darby Translation
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

New King James Version
Your God has commanded [fn] your strength;Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

Literal Translation
Your God has commanded your strength; O God, be strong, in this that You have worked out for us.

World English Bible
Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

King James Version (1611)
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for vs.

King James Version
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy God hath comitted stregth vnto the, stablish the thinge (o God) that thou hast wrought in vs.

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.

American Standard Version
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Bible in Basic English
O God, send out your strength; the strength, O God, with which you have done great things for us,

Update Bible Version
Your God has commanded your strength: Strengthen, O God, that which you have wrought for us.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

New English Translation
God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

Contemporary English Version
Our God, show your strength! Show us once again.

Complete Jewish Bible
There is Binyamin, the youngest, at the head; the princes of Y'hudah, crowding along; the princes of Z'vulun; the princes of Naftali.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thy God hath appointed thy strength: stablish, O God, that, which thou hast wrought in vs,

George Lamsa Translation
Command, O God, thy strength; strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Hebrew Names Version
Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah their council, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

New Living Translation
Summon your might, O God. Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.

New Life Bible
Your God has called for your strength. Show Your strength, O God, Who has acted for us.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
O God, command thou thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which thou hast wrought in us.

English Revised Version
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

Berean Standard Bible
Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.

New Revised Standard
Summon your might, O God; show your strength, O God, as you have done for us before.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy God hath commanded thy strength, - The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(67-29) Command thy strength, O God confirm, O God, what thou hast wrought in us.

Lexham English Bible
Your God has commanded your strength. Show yourself strong, O God, by what you perform for us.

English Standard Version
Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

New American Standard Bible
Your God has commanded your strength; Show Yourself strong, God, You who acted in our behalf.

New Century Version
God, order up your power; show the mighty power you have used for us before.

Good News Translation
Show your power, O God, the power you have used on our behalf

Christian Standard Bible®
Your God has decreed your strength. Show Your strength, God, You who have acted on our behalf.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God, comaunde thou to thi vertu; God, conferme thou this thing, which thou hast wrouyt in vs.

Young's Literal Translation
Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

Revised Standard Version
Summon thy might, O God; show thy strength, O God, thou who hast wrought for us.

Contextual Overview

²² My Lord said, "If they run up to Bashan or down to the depths of the sea, I will bring them back. ²³ So you will march through pools of their blood, and there will be plenty left for your dogs." ²⁴ God, everyone can see your victory parade— the victory march of my God and King into his holy place! ²⁵ Singers come marching in front, followed by the musicians; they are surrounded by young girls playing tambourines. ²⁶ Praise God in the meeting place. Praise the Lord , people of Israel! ²⁷ There is the smallest tribe, Benjamin, leading them. And there comes a large group of leaders from Judah. Following them are the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali. ²⁸ God, show us your power! Show us the power you used for us in the past. ²⁹ Kings will bring their wealth to you, to your Temple in Jerusalem. ³⁰ Punish the people in Egypt. They are like cattle in the marshes, like bulls among the calves. You humiliated them. You scattered them in war. Now let them come crawling to you, bringing their pieces of silver. ³¹ Messengers from Egypt will come bearing gifts. Ethiopia will offer God their tribute.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

commanded: Psalms 42:8, Psalms 44:4, Psalms 71:3, Isaiah 40:31, John 5:8, John 5:9, Acts 3:6-8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10

strengthen: Psalms 138:8, Ephesians 3:17-20, Philippians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:11

Reciprocal: Psalms 31:19 - wrought Psalms 90:17 - establish

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thy God hath commanded thy strength,.... Which is either an apostrophe or an address to the Messiah, as in Psalms 45:7; declaring, that as his God and Father had purposed and promised to send forth, so he had sent forth, the rod of his strength out of Zion, Psalms 110:1; that is, his Gospel, both into the several cities of Judea, and into the Gentile world, where it was the power of God unto salvation, both to Jew and Gentile: or else these words are spoken to the churches and congregations, in whom the Lord's name was to be blessed; or to the princes, rulers, and governors of them before mentioned, showing that the Lord has made good his promise to them, that as their day was their strength should be; and it was owing to their being strengthened by him that they walked up and down in his name, doing his work, and preaching his Gospel, both to Jews and Gentiles: to which they reply by petition,

strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us; which, if understood of the apostles, princes, and rulers, refers to the work of preaching the Gospel, and the success of it, desiring it might be more and more confirmed; and to the settlement of Christianity in the Pagan world, and also to the work of the reformation from Popery in later times; compare with this Revelation 3:2; if of the churches, and the members thereof, it may respect the carrying on and finishing the work of grace in them. It is rendered "in us" by the Septuagint and others; see

Isaiah 26:12; for this work sometimes seems to be very low and weak, and needs strengthening, and it is God only that can do it, and he will do it, 1 Peter 5:10; and this shows that the grace of God is not only necessary at first conversion, but to be continued for the performing of the work of grace until the day of Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy God hath commanded thy strength - Has ordered thy strength to appear, or to be manifested. This is addressed, evidently, to the people of the land; and the idea is, that, on this occasion, God had called forth a full representation of the strength of the nation; or, as we should say, there had been a full “turn out.” It was an impressive sight, showing the real strength of the people.

Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us - Increase the strength thus manifested. Let it be still greater. The scene is now impressive and grand; make it still more so, by adding to the number and the prosperity of thy people. This is an illustration of the desire in the heart of every pious man that, whatever prosperity God may have given to his people, he would give a still larger measure - that however greatly he may have increased their numbers, he would add to them manymore. This desire of the heart of piety will not be satisfied until the whole world shall be converted to God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 68:28. Thy God hath commanded — This and the following verses is what they sung.