Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.
- KJV Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
- NKJV Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah
- NASB ¶Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah
- NLT Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, the God of our salvation. It praises God for His constant, sustaining care.
Overview
David blesses the Lord who carries His people's burdens day by day and is the God who saves them, closing with 'Selah.' God's salvation is not distant but a daily, sustaining help. This daily burden-bearing finds its rest in Christ, who invites the weary to come to Him.
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Cross-references · 9
- Isa 46:4Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
- Lam 3:23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- Ps 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Eph 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 realms.
- Ps 103:1–22Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Ps 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Ps 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- Ps 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
- Ps 139:17How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
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