Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even 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.
- BSB Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 46:4And 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 you.
- Lam 3:23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
- Ps 55:22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Ps 103:1–22Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- Ps 32:7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
- Ps 65:5By 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 them that are afar off upon the sea:
- Ps 72:17–19His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
- Ps 139:17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
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