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Psalms 68:19
19Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
Context of Psalms 68:19
17Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary. 18When you ascended to the heights, you led a crowd of captives. You received gifts from the people, even from those who rebelled against you. Now the Lord God will live among us there. Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude 20Our God is a God who saves! The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death. 21But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their 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 the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
- Psalms 103:1Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
- Ephesians 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
- Psalms 32:7For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude
- Psalms 139:17How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
- Lamentations 3:23Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
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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