Psalms 68:9

Psalms 68:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
• New International Version (NIV)You gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;
• New King James Version (NKJV)You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.

Context of Psalms 68:9

7O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah) 8the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, 10for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God. 11The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.

Psalms 68:9 word by word

גֶּ֣שֶׁם נְ֭דָבוֹת תָּנִ֣יף אֱלֹהִ֑ים נַחֲלָתְךָ֥ וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה אַתָּ֥ה כֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• didst sendנוּףnûph · to sprinkleH5130
• a plentifulנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• rainגֶּ֫שֶׁםgeshem · rainH1653
• whereby thou didst confirmכּוּןkûn · to establish: makeH3559
• thine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• when it was wearyלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811

Cross-references for Psalms 68:9

• Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile with overflowing streams full of water. You provide grain for them, for you prepare the earth to yield its crops.
• Psalms 77:16The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.
• Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.
• Deuteronomy 11:10For the land where you are headed is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, a land where you planted seed and which you irrigated by hand like a vegetable garden.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.

Commentaries on Psalms 68:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Didst send a plentiful rain - נדבות גשם geshem nedaboth, a shower of liberality. I believe this to refer to the manna by which God refreshed and preserved alive the weary and hungry Israelites.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain - Margin, shake out. Prof. Alexander, “a rain of free gifts.” The Septuagint and the Vulgate render it, “a voluntary or willing rain.” The Syriac, “the rain of a vow.” The Hebrew word translated “plentiful” means free, voluntary, of its own accord - נדבה nedâbâh - (See the notes at Psalm 51:12, where it is rendered free); then it means that which is given freely; and hence, abundantly. It means, therefore, in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Fresh mercies should put us in mind of former mercies. If God bring his people into a wilderness, he will be sure to go before them in it, and to bring them out of it. He provided for them, both in the wilderness and in Canaan. The daily manna seems here meant. And it looks to the spiritual provision for God's Israel. The Spirit of grace and the gospel of grace are the plentiful rain, with which God confirms his inheritance, and from which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The earth shook as it does during an earthquake (see Exodus 19:18). the heavens poured down rain: Wells in the desert and rain showers in Canaan provided plenty of water.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. a plentiful rain--a rain of gifts, as manna and quails.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