King James Version

Psalms 68:34

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:35.

תְּנ֥וּtenvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “give”, a commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…עֹ֗זozstrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strength”, the ordinary formH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.לֵֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםlelohimto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.גַּאֲוָת֑וֹgaavatvoexcellencyגַּאֲוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1346arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornamentexcellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.וְ֝עֻזּ֗וֹveuzvoand strengthעֹזconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.בַּשְּׁחָקִֽיםbashchaqimin small dustשַׁחַקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in small dust”, the ordinary formH7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmamentcloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-35) Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the skies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ascribe ye strength to God, Over Israel [is] His excellency, and His strength in the clouds.

World English Bible

Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

Darby Translation

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

Douay-Rheims

For the Lord hath heard the poor: and hath not despised his prisoners.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-35) Ascribe ye strength unto God; His majesty is over Israel, and His strength is in the skies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Give ye glory to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his power is in the clouds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δότε δόξαν τῷ Θεῷ, ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἡ μεγαλοπρέπεια αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ δύναμις αὐτοῦ ἐν ταῖς νεφέλαις.