Bible Strands
Psalms 68:10
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, recounting how He sent rain to refresh the weary inheritance. The speaker then shifts to God’s ongoing care for the gathered community.
The words — The Hebrew term חַיָּתְךָ (chai.ya.tekha) denotes “your community” or “your flock,” while תָּכִין (ta.khin) literally means “you prepared” without specifying a geographical object.
The thread — This pattern of divine provision for the vulnerable appears in 1 Samuel 2:8, where God raises the poor from the dust, and Psalm 74:19, which commands God not to forget the lives of the afflicted.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that God’s preparation is directed specifically toward the poor, not toward abstract blessings or territorial promises.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 26:9 And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Psalms 74:19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
- 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
- Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Numbers 16:3 They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”
- Deuteronomy 26:5 and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
- Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
- Job 5:10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.