Bible Strands
Psalms 68:20
Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the assembled community immediately after describing God’s daily bearing of burdens and preceding a declaration of divine judgment on enemies.
The words — The Hebrew מוֹשָׁ֫עוֹת (mo.Sha.'ot) literally denotes "saving acts" or "deliverance," while תּוֹצָאֽוֹת (to.tza.'ot) means "escapes" or "outgoings," directly framing the verse's claim of rescue from death.
The thread — This assertion of divine authority over mortality runs through Deuteronomy 32:39, Revelation 1:18, and Isaiah 12:2, where God alone brings death, gives life, and holds the keys to its domain.
Why it lands — The text states that deliverance and escape from death belong exclusively to God, requiring the reader to acknowledge that survival depends on divine action rather than human effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- John 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- 1 Samuel 2:6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- Psalms 56:13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 118:17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
- John 5:28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.