King James Version

Psalms 68:20

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:21.

הָ֤אֵ֣לhaelthe idolאֵלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'לָנוּ֮lanvtoלָנוּ֮preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toאֵ֤לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'לְֽמוֹשָׁ֫ע֥וֹתlemoshaotto salvationמוֹשָׁעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to salvation”, the ordinary formH4190deliverancesalvation.וְלֵיהוִ֥הveleyhviand to Godיְהֹוִהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to God”H3069{YHWH}God.אֲדֹנָ֑יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.לַ֝מָּ֗וֶתlamavetto deadמָוֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).תּוֹצָאֽוֹתtotsaotborderתּוֹצָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH8444(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) sourceborder(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-21) God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.

Young’s Literal Translation

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

World English Bible

God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

Darby Translation

Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth [even] from death.

Douay-Rheims

Thou knowest my reproach, and my confusion, and my shame.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-21) God is unto us a God of deliverances; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues of death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ σώζειν, καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου αἱ διέξοδοι τοῦ θανάτου.