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Psalms 68:19
19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
Psalms 68:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
Context of Psalms 68:19
17The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary. 18You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there. Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah 20Our God is a God of salvation, and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death. 21But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:19 word by word
בָּ֤ר֣וּךְ אֲדֹנָי֮ י֤וֹם׀ י֥וֹם יַֽעֲמָס־לָ֗נוּ הָ֘אֵ֤ל יְֽשׁוּעָתֵ֬נוּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:19
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed!
- Psalms 103:1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
- Psalms 32:7You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 139:17How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
- Lamentations 3:23they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us - With benefits is not in the text. Perhaps it would be better to translate the clause thus: "Blessed be Adonai, our Prop day by day, who supports us." Or, "Blessed be the Lord, who supports us day by day." Or as the Vulgate, Septuagint, and Arabic: "Blessed be the Lord daily, our God who makes our journey prosperous; even the God of our salvation." The Syriac, "Blessed be the Lord daily, who hath chosen our…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits - literally, “day, day;” that is, day by day; or, constantly. The words “with benefits” are not in the original, and they do not convey the true idea of the passage. The word rendered “loadeth” means to take up; to lift, as a stone, Zechariah 12:3; to bear, to carry, Isaiah 46:3. Then it means “to take up and place upon a beast of burden;” to load, Isaiah 46:1; Genesis 44:13. Hence, it means to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 The ascension of Christ must here be meant, and thereto it is applied, Ep 4:8. He received as the purchase of his death, the gifts needful for the conversion of sinners, and the salvation of believers. These he continually bestows, even on rebellious men, that the Lord God might dwell among them, as their Friend and Father. He gave gifts to men. Having received power to give eternal life, the Lord Jesus bestows it on as many as were given…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Like a caring father or a shepherd, God carries his people in his arms (see Psalm 55:22; 68:5–6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. God daily and fully supplies us. The issues or escapes from death are under His control, who is the God that saves us, and destroys His and our enemies.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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