¶Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is 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.
- 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
- 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 old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
- Lam 3:23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
- Ps 55:22Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Ps 103:1–22By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Ps 32:7You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
- Ps 65:5By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;
- Ps 72:17–19His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Ps 139:17How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
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