Psalm 68:22

Translations

Modern

The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

Traditional

The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

Literal

The Lord said, “From Bashan I will bring them back; I will bring them back from the depths of the sea,

Latin

Dixit Dominus: Ex Basan convertam, convertam in profundum maris:

Original

Hebrew

English

The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

Notes

Psalms 68:22

God will deal with all enemies, whether from high places (represented by Bashan) or low (the depths of the sea).

Psalms 68:1–35

This prayer for God's victorious rule describes God's journey from Sinai to Zion (Psalm 68:7, 16–18, 24). He saved Israel from Egypt, led them through the wilderness, brought them to the promised land, and established his kingdom. He is a caring and victorious God, whose nature does not change. Therefore, the faithful hope and rejoice in the promise of God's universal rule.

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Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
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For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
Exodus 14:22
…and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Isaiah 11:11–16
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Amos 9:2–3
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
Exodus 14:29
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Isaiah 51:10–11
Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?
Hosea 1:10–11
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
Jeremiah 23:5–8
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Isaiah 49:22
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Places

Bashan: Region east of the Jordan, known for its fertility

Glossary

Book of Exodus David God, Names of Mount Sinai Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

God: Preserver The Sea of Great Depth

Psalm 68:22

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