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Psalm 68

Psa. 68:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, didst σsend
nuwph (Hebrew #5130)
to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawing, waving, etc.)
KJV usage: lift up, move, offer, perfume, send, shake, sift, strike, wave.
Pronounce: noof
Origin: a primitive root
a plentiful
ndabah (Hebrew #5071)
properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift
KJV usage: free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).
Pronounce: ned-aw-baw'
Origin: from 5068
rain
geshem (Hebrew #1653)
a shower
KJV usage: rain, shower.
Pronounce: gheh'-shem
Origin: from 1652
z, whereby thou didst confirm
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
τthine inheritance
nachalah (Hebrew #5159)
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
Pronounce: nakh-al-aw'
Origin: from 5157 (in its usual sense)
, when it was weary
la'ah (Hebrew #3811)
to tire; (figuratively) to be (or make) disgusted
KJV usage: faint, grieve, lothe, (be, make) weary (selves).
Pronounce: law-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
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σ
shake out.
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Deut. 11:11‑14• 11but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
 12a land which Jehovah thy God careth for; the eyes of Jehovah thy God are constantly upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
 13And it shall come to pass, if ye hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
 14that I will give rain to your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain; and thou shalt gather in thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil; (Deut. 11:11‑14)
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it.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 65:9‑13• 9Thou hast visited the earth and watered it greatly wilt thou enrich it:{HR}The river of God is full of water;{HR}Thou preparest their corn,{HR}For so thou preparest it (the earth).
 10Its furrows thou dost water,{HR}Thou dost break down its ridges;{HR}With showers thou wilt soften it;{HR}Its springing thou wilt bless.
 11Thou crownest the year [with] thy goodness,{HR}And thy paths drop fatness.
 12They drop [on] the pastures of the wilderness,{HR}And the hills are girded with joy.
 13The sheep-walks are clothed with the sheep,{HR}And the valleys are covered with corn;{HR}They shout for joy, yea, they sing. (Psa. 65:9‑13)
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Psa. 77:16‑17• 16The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee;{HR}They trembled, yea, the depths were troubled.
 17The thick clouds poured out waters;{HR}The skies sent out a voice,{HR}Yea, thine arrows went abroad. (Psa. 77:16‑17)
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Psa. 78:24‑27• 24And he rained upon them manna to eat,{HR}And had given them the corn of the heavens.
 25Man did eat the bread of the mighty;{HR}He sent them provision to the full.
 26He led forth the east [wind] in the heavens,{HR}And by his strength guided the south [wind],
 27And he rained flesh upon them as dust{HR}And winged fowl as sand of the sea, (Psa. 78:24‑27)
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Deut. 11:10‑12,14• 10For the land, whither thou enterest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs;
 11but the land, whereunto ye are passing over to possess it, is a land of mountains and valleys, which drinketh water of the rain of heaven,
 12a land which Jehovah thy God careth for; the eyes of Jehovah thy God are constantly upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
 14that I will give rain to your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain; and thou shalt gather in thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil; (Deut. 11:10‑12,14)
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Ezek. 34:26• 26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezek. 34:26)
send.
Heb. shake out.
confirm thine inheritance.
Heb.confirm it.
• He brought His congregation to dwell in the land, and in His goodness provided for His weary people and cared for the poor (v.9-10). (“Psalm 68” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou, O God, didst pour a plentiful raing upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "a rain of free gifts."

W. Kelly Translation

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A rain of free gifts thou, O God, didst pour;{HR}Thine inheritance, and when weary, thou didst establish.