Psalms 68:35 KJV
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Words have sure changed their applications over the years. In the Old Testament the word wonderful has a negative connotation and the word terrible in our text today has a positive connotation.
What a promise it is that God gives strength and power unto His people. John Gill says, "...These are weak, and encompassed about with infirmities; he has strength in himself for them; he has promised it to them, and he gives it to them as a pure gift and unmerited favour of his...."[1]
It is a pure gift. We do not earn His strength and power. We do not deserve it. He gives it to us has His pure gift. The only condition is that we be His people.
Rom 9:25
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. (KJV)
1 Pet 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (KJV)
There is a people who were not God's people but who have been chosen and become God's people. And that it accomplished by received in faith, the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (KJV)
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Words have sure changed their applications over the years. In the Old Testament the word wonderful has a negative connotation and the word terrible in our text today has a positive connotation.
What a promise it is that God gives strength and power unto His people. John Gill says, "...These are weak, and encompassed about with infirmities; he has strength in himself for them; he has promised it to them, and he gives it to them as a pure gift and unmerited favour of his...."[1]
It is a pure gift. We do not earn His strength and power. We do not deserve it. He gives it to us has His pure gift. The only condition is that we be His people.
Rom 9:25
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. (KJV)
1 Pet 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: (KJV)
There is a people who were not God's people but who have been chosen and become God's people. And that it accomplished by received in faith, the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (KJV)
[1] E-Sword 7.7.7, John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Dr. John Gill (1690-1771)
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