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 led your people out from Egypt, when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude 8the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land. 10There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people. 11The Lord gives the word, and a great army brings 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 take care of the earth and water it, making it rich and fertile. The river of God has plenty of water; it provides a bountiful harvest of grain, for you have ordered it so.
• Psalms 77:16When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths.
• Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven.
• Deuteronomy 11:10For the land you are about to enter and take over is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches with your foot as in a vegetable garden.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the showers they need. There will be showers of 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