Bible Strands
Psalms 68:28
Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God while describing the gathering of Benjamin, Judah, Zebulun, and Naphtali, immediately before noting that kings will bring gifts to Jerusalem’s temple.
The words — The Hebrew צִוָּ֥ה (tzi.Vah) literally means “he has ordained” or “command,” and עֻ֫זֶּ֥/ךָ ('u.Ze./kha) translates as “your strength,” anchoring the verse’s call to recognize divine action.
The thread — This motif of God’s sovereign command and faithful completion appears in Psalms 71:3, where refuge is tied to His saving command, and in Psalms 138:8 and Philippians 1:6, which affirm that He fulfills His purpose and completes the work He begins.
Why it lands — The text states that God’s past interventions on behalf of His people are deliberate exercises of ordained power, requiring the reader to acknowledge His active role and respond with reliance on His strength rather than human effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Cross-references
- Psalms 71:3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Psalms 42:8 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11 To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,
- Psalms 44:4 You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
- John 5:8 Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”