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Psalms 68:33

Sing to him who rides his chariot through the ancient skies. Listen to his powerful voice!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Astronomy;   God;   Heaven;   Jesus, the Christ;   Music;   Power;   Praise;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Power of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sanctuary;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Clouds;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Psalms, Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;Behold, He gives forth His voice, a voice that is strong.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who rydeth vpon the most hyghest eternall heauens: lo he sendeth out a mightie voyce in his voyce.
Darby Translation
Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
New King James Version
To Him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which were of old! Indeed, He sends out His voice, a mighty voice.
Literal Translation
To Him who rides on the heavens of heavens of old; lo, He gives forth His voice, a mighty voice.
World English Bible
To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
King James Version (1611)
To him that rideth vpon the heauens of heauens, which were of olde: loe, hee doeth send out his voice, and that a mightie voice.
King James Version
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sela. Which sytteth in the heauens ouer all fro the begynnge: Lo, he shal sende out his voyce, yee and that a mightie voyce.
Amplified Bible
To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.
American Standard Version
To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.
Bible in Basic English
To him who goes or the clouds of heaven, the heaven which was from earliest times; he sends out his voice of power.
Update Bible Version
To him that rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Look, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.
Contemporary English Version
Praise the one who rides across the ancient skies; listen as he speaks with a mighty voice.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sing to God, kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to Adonai, (Selah)
Geneva Bible (1587)
To him that rideth vpon ye most high heauens, which were from the beginning: beholde, he will send out by his voice a mightie sound.
George Lamsa Translation
To him who rides upon the heavens of heavens; out of the east he gives his voice, and that a mighty voice.
Hebrew Names Version
To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah
New Living Translation
Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens, his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
New Life Bible
Sing to Him Who sits upon the heavens, the heavens of old. Listen, He sends out His voice, His powerful voice.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.
English Revised Version
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which are of old; lo, he uttereth his voice, and that a mighty voice.
Berean Standard Bible
to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
New Revised Standard
O rider in the heavens, the ancient heavens; listen, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(67-34) Who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:
Lexham English Bible
to the one who rides in the highest heavens of old. See, he gives forth his voice, a mighty voice.
English Standard Version
to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; behold, he sends out his voice, his mighty voice.
New American Standard Bible
To Him who rides upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times; Behold, He speaks with His voice, a mighty voice.
New Century Version
Sing to the one who rides through the skies, which are from long ago. He speaks with a thundering voice.
Good News Translation
to him who rides in the sky, the ancient sky. Listen to him shout with a mighty roar.
Christian Standard Bible®
to Him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens. Look, He thunders with His powerful voice!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Singe ye to God; that stiede on the heuene of heuene at the eest. Lo! he schal yyue to his vois the vois of vertu, yyue ye glorie to God on Israel;
Young's Literal Translation
To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.
Revised Standard Version
to him who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens; lo, he sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.

Contextual Overview

32 Kings on earth, sing to God! Sing songs of praise to our Lord! Selah 33 Sing to him who rides his chariot through the ancient skies. Listen to his powerful voice! 34 Tell everyone how powerful he is! He rules over Israel. His power fills the skies. 35 God, you are awesome in your Temple! The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to his people. Praise God!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

rideth: Psalms 68:4, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 104:3

of old: Psalms 93:2, Psalms 102:25

send out: Heb. give

his voice: Psalms 29:3-9, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 77:18, Ezekiel 10:5, John 12:28, John 12:29, Revelation 11:12, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 11:19

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:7 - the greatness Deuteronomy 33:26 - rideth Job 37:4 - a voice Psalms 2:4 - He that Psalms 47:5 - God Isaiah 19:1 - rideth Isaiah 40:22 - It is he that sitteth Jeremiah 10:13 - uttereth Jeremiah 51:16 - he uttereth Ezekiel 1:24 - as the voice

Gill's Notes on the Bible

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, [which were] of old,.... Or "eastward" q; the first, second, and third heavens, which were created from the beginning of time by Christ himself,

Psalms 102:25 compared with Hebrews 1:10. These he rode upon when he ascended on high, even far above all heavens, as the apostle says, Ephesians 4:10; and so above the heaven of heavens, when he was made higher than they, and both Lord and Christ; and placed his throne in them, and from thence exercises his government over the whole world: and it may be observed, that it was from Mount Olivet, which was to the east of Jerusalem, that Christ ascended, and so to the eastern part of the heavens, Acts 1:12; see Revelation 7:2;

lo, he doth send out his voice; which is his Gospel, for that is the voice of Christ; which he utters by his ministers, and which his sheep, his people, hearken unto, and can distinguish from the voice of a stranger. This is a voice of love, grace, and mercy; it speaks of righteousness, peace, pardon, and salvation by him, and is very joyful and comfortable to hear. This he sent out by his apostles into all the earth, after his ascension to heaven; and which he has been, more or less, sending out in one place or another, by his ministers, ever since; and in the latter day will send it out more clearly, fully, and largely, by a set of ministers he will raise up for that purpose;

[and that] a mighty voice; or, "a voice of strength" r; a strong and powerful voice, such as the Gospel is, when accompanied with the power and Spirit of God. It is a soul shaking and awakening voice; it is an heartmelting and an heartbreaking one; it is a quickening and an enlightening voice; it quickens dead sinners, gives life unto them, and the entrance of it gives light to dark minds: it is a soul charming and alluring one; it draws to Christ, engages the affections to him, and fills with unspeakable delight and pleasure. The Targum interprets this of the voice of the spirit of prophecy; Aben Ezra understands this voice as saying what follows.

q קדם "ab oriente", Pagninus; "ad orientem", V. L. so Sept. Eth. Syr. Arab. r קול עז "vocem fortitudinis", Pagninus, Montanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens - The highest heavens. The heaven of heaven would properly mean the heaven above that which is heaven to us; that is, the heaven above the sky. This is represented as the special dwelling-place of God. The Jews were accustomed to speak of three heavens:

(a) The aerial heaven, or the region above us, where the birds fly, and the winds blow;

(b) the starry heavens, or the firmament in which the stars are fixed; and

(c) the heaven above all, the abode of God and of angels.

The word “rideth” here means that he appears there as a conqueror, or that he moves in majesty and glory. See the notes at Psalms 18:10.

Which were of old - The words “of old” refer here to the heavens, and denote their antiquity. He rides upon those ancient heavens. He occupies a position above those ancient works of his power.

Lo, he doth send out his voice - Margin, as in Hebrew, “give.” The reference is to thunder. The design of this is to increase the impression of his majesty and power.

And that a mighty voice - See the notes at Psalms 29:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 68:33. Rideth upon the heavens — He who manages the heavens, directing their course and influence, he formed every orb, ascertained its motion, proportioned its solid contents to the orbit in which it was to revolve, and the other bodies which belong to the same system. As an able and skilful rider manages his horse, so does God the sun, moon, planets, and all the hosts of heaven.

He doth send out his voice — At his word of command they run, shed, or reflect their light; and without the smallest deviations obey his will.

Mighty voice. — He thunders in the heavens, and men tremble before him.


 
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