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Psalm 68:35

You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!

33to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.
34Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
35You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
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The God praised as awesome in his sanctuaries gives strength to his people, making their power a gift from the one who receives their praise.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Chronicles 16:11Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.Chronicles urges seeking God's strength; the psalm names God as the one who gives strength to his people.
Psalm 29:11The LORD will give strength to his people. The LORD will bless his people with peace.Both psalms declare that God gives strength to his people, with Psalm 29 also naming his gift of peace.
1 Samuel 15:29Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”Both passages link Israel's strength with God: Samuel names him the Strength of Israel, and the psalm says he gives strength.
Colossians 1:11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,Both passages trace strength and power to God, while Colossians describes endurance and perseverance with joy.
Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.Both passages describe God giving strength and power; Isaiah names the weak as recipients.
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.Both texts describe strength received from a divine source, with Philippians naming Christ as the one who strengthens.
Psalm 72:18Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.Both verses praise the God of Israel, naming either the strength he gives or the marvelous deeds he alone does.
Psalm 66:20Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.Both verses bless or praise God for his care, expressed through strength in Psalm 68 and answered prayer in Psalm 66.
Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD. They will walk up and down in his name,” says the LORD.Both passages speak of God strengthening his people; Zechariah also describes them walking in his name.
Psalm 65:5By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.Both psalms describe God as awesome and active toward people, giving strength or answering with deeds of righteousness.
Nehemiah 1:5and said, “I beg you, LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his …Both passages address God as awesome and speak of his care for people through strength or covenant faithfulness.
Revelation 6:16–17They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,The connection is limited to awe before divine presence: the psalm praises God, while Revelation depicts people seeking shelter from wrath.
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Encouragement

Your strength has limits. The God of Israel is awesome in his sanctuaries, and the strength he gives his people is reason to praise him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).