Psalms 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Blessed	בָּ֤ר֣וּךְ ba.Rukh	H1288	to kneel · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
Lord	אֲדֹנָי֮ 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
daily	י֤וֹם Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
loadeth	יַֽעֲמָס ya.'a.mos-	H6006	to load · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
God	הָ֘אֵ֤ל ha.'El	H410	strength · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
salvation	יְֽשׁוּעָתֵ֬נוּ ye.shu.'a.Te.nu	H3444	something saved · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Selah	סֶֽלָה Se.lah	H5542	suspension (of music) · interjection

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Cross-references

Isaiah 46:4 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver…
Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Psalms 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 103:1-22 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms 32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 65:5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of…
Psalms 139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

David, having given God praise for what he had done for Israel in general, as the God of Israel (Psa 68:8), here comes to give him praise as Zion's God in a special manner; compare Psa 9:11. Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, for which reason Zion is called the hill of God. I. He compares it with the hill of Bashan and other high and fruitful hills, and prefers it before them, Psa 68:15, Psa 68:16. It is true, Zion was but little and low in comparison with them, and was not covered over with flocks and herds as they were, yet, upon this account, it has the pre-eminence above them all, that it is the hill of God, the hill which he desires to dwell in, and where he chooses to manif…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

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.

John Gill on Psalms 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits,.... With all spiritual blessings, with an abundance of grace, as well as with temporal mercies, for which he is, and ought to be, praised day by day: so Aben Ezra and Kimchi supply the text, and suppose the word "blessings" or "goodness" to be wanting; though the words may be rendered, "blessed be the Lord day by day, he will hear us", or "carry us" (o); as a father his child, or a shepherd his lambs; and so he does from the womb, even to hoary hairs; and therefore blessing and praise should be ascribed to him; see Isaiah 46:3; or "he will put a burden upon us" (p); meaning the burden of afflictions: these are of the Lord's laying upon…

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John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

Psalm 68:18-24 18. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: [35] thou hast received gifts among men; [36] even the rebellious, that the Lord Jehovah [37] might dwell amongst his people. 19 Blessed be the Lord daily: this Lord will load us with deliverances. Selah. 20. He that is our God is the God of salvations; and to the Lord Jehovah [38] belong the issues from death. 21. Surely God shall wound the head of his enemies, the crown of the hair of him who walketh on in his wickedness. 22. The Lord said, I will bring back from Bashan; I will bring again from the depths of the sea: 23. That thy foot may be stained with blood, the tongue of thy dogs even in that of thine enem…

The Church Fathers

Whence he that was singing of these things, in the Spirit foreseeing them, even he too being fulfilled with joy hath burst forth a hymn, saying, "The Lord God is blessed, blessed is the Lord God from day unto day." Which some copies have, "by day daily," because the Greeks have it thus, ἡμέραν καθ' ἡμέραν: which more exactly would be expressed by, "by day daily." Which expression I think signifieth the same as that which hath been said, to wit, "from day unto day." For daily this He doeth even unto the end, He leadeth captive captivity, receiving gifts in men.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 68

Blessed be the Lord day by day. He who makes progress can bless God daily. For what does it profit me, if I blessed yesterday, and today I cannot bless? The God of our salvations will make our journey prosperous. Be secure, O sinner, do not doubt that you can daily bless God: for behold, he says, God will make our journey prosperous. Therefore God helps us, and works together with us. Of our salvations. He said it well in the plural, "of salvations": because however many sins we have committed, so many salvations also do we have. Diapsalma. In the Hebrew it has "sela," that is, "always and continually": therefore God always helps us.
— Jerome, Homily 7, on Psalm 67

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Dictionary and topics

Praise · Is due to God on account of: The continuance of blessings — Is due to God on account of: The continuance of blessings
Salvation · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 68:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

John Gill on Psalms 68:19

John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 68:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:15-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:19

John Gill on Psalms 68:19

John Calvin on Psalms 68:18-24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 68:19-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 68:19-20

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 68:19