Bible Strands
Psalms 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A corporate doxology inserted between the narrative of God's ascension and victory (v.18) and the declaration of God as rescuer from death (v.20). The speaker is the assembly, addressing the Lord directly.
The words — יַֽעֲמָס (ya'amos) is the verb that does the work: the root עמס (H6006) means to load, to carry a heavy burden, not merely to support. The doubled יום (yom) pins this to the rhythm of days, not a single act.
The thread — The daily bearing echoes God's promise to carry Israel "even to old age" (Isaiah 46:4) and the renewed mercies of Lamentations 3:23; the "blessed be" formula parallels Ephesians 1:3.
Why it lands — The verse names God not by a single dramatic rescue but by the unglamorous, repeated act of holding up a weight day after day. It asks the reader to locate divine faithfulness in the ordinary recurrence, not the exception.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 46:4 Even 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.
- Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalms 103:1 Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- Psalms 32:7 You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Psalms 65:5 With 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.
- Psalms 139:17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
- Psalms 72:17 May 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.