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you refreshed your weary inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/68.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/68.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad; you restored your inheritance as it languished;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You made plentiful rain fall, God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou didst shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God; Thou didst confirm Thine inheritance, when it was parched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You caused abundant rain to sprinkle down, O God; You established Your inheritance when it was parched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched <i>and</i> weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, God, showered abundant rain; you revived your inheritance when it languished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, God, showered abundant rain; You revived Your inheritance when it languished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When your land was thirsty, you sent showers to refresh it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You watered the land with plenty of rain, O God. You refreshed it when your land was exhausted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You caused abundant rain to fall and restored your worn-out land; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, you poured out abundant rain on your inheritance. When Israel was weary, you sustained her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance when it was weary. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You shake out a shower of free-will gifts, O God. Your inheritance, when it has been weary, "" You have established it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt scatter a rain of abundance, O God, to thine inheritance, and being weary thou didst make it firm.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou hast made it perfect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:10>You will set aside for your inheritance, O God, a willing rain. And though it was weak, truly, you have made it perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You poured abundant rains, God, your inheritance was weak and you repaired it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance when it was weary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have given rain willingly, oh God, to your inheritance, for it was weakened and you have strengthened it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A bounteous rain didst Thou pour down, O God; When Thine inheritance was weary, Thou didst confirm it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou wilt grant to thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but thou didst refresh it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">God's Enemies Are Scattered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5130.htm" title="5130: tā·nîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle. A primitive root; to quiver; used in a great variety of applications.">You sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5071.htm" title="5071: nə·ḏā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Voluntariness, freewill offering. From nadab; properly spontaneity, or spontaneous; also a spontaneous or abundant gift.">abundant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1653.htm" title="1653: ge·šem (N-msc) -- Rain, shower. From gasham; a shower.">rain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: ḵō·w·nan·tāh (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">refreshed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: wə·nil·’āh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">Your weary</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">inheritance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Hosea 6:3</a></span><br />So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-10</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Hebrews 6:7</a></span><br />For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.</p><p class="hdg">didst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-16.htm">Psalm 77:16,17</a></b></br> The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-27</a></b></br> And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven… </p><p class="hdg">send.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/66-8.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/54-6.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/ezra/7-16.htm">Free-Will</a> <a href="/psalms/45-12.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/psalms/61-5.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/61-5.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Languished</a> <a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/job/37-11.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/job/32-20.htm">Refreshed</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Shakest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/job/37-6.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/psalms/65-6.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/138-3.htm">Strengthenedst</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/psalms/45-8.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/psalms/90-17.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Free-Will</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-8.htm">Languished</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Plentiful</a> <a href="/psalms/69-24.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Refreshed</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Shakest</a> <a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Showers</a> <a href="/psalms/68-28.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/138-3.htm">Strengthenedst</a> <a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 68</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">A prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">for his great works</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, rain is often seen as a sign of God's favor and blessing (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14</a>). The Israelites depended on seasonal rains for their crops, and abundant rain would have been seen as a direct intervention from God, ensuring their survival and prosperity. This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blessings, where God provides what is necessary for spiritual growth and renewal. The sending of rain can be connected to the idea of God as the sustainer of life, as seen in <a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a>, where God is described as providing rain from heaven and fruitful seasons.<p><b>You refreshed Your weary inheritance.</b><br>The term "inheritance" refers to the people of Israel, whom God chose as His own possession (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a>). The imagery of refreshing suggests renewal and restoration, which is significant in the context of Israel's history, marked by periods of wandering, exile, and return. This phrase can be seen as a reflection of God's faithfulness in reviving His people when they are weary or oppressed. The concept of inheritance also points to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to care for and sustain His people. This refreshing can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers spiritual rest and renewal to all who come to Him (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>). The idea of God refreshing His people is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, where those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the provider of rain, symbolizing His provision and care for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_inheritance.htm">The Inheritance</a></b><br>Refers to the land or people of Israel, often seen as God's chosen inheritance, which He refreshes and sustains.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rain.htm">Rain</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's blessing and provision, essential for life and prosperity in the agrarian society of ancient Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided rain to refresh the land of Israel, He provides for our needs today. We can trust in His faithfulness to sustain us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refreshment.htm">Spiritual Refreshment</a></b><br>The rain symbolizes spiritual renewal. In times of spiritual dryness, we can seek God for refreshment and revival.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_in_christ.htm">Inheritance in Christ</a></b><br>As believers, we are God's inheritance. He cares for us and provides what we need to grow and flourish in our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Recognize our dependence on God for both physical and spiritual sustenance. This dependence should lead us to a posture of gratitude and trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_renewal.htm">Prayer for Renewal</a></b><br>Encourage prayer for personal and communal renewal, asking God to pour out His Spirit and refresh our hearts and minds.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/68.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) <span class= "bld">Thou, O God . . .</span>--The text of these two verses literally runs, <span class= "ital">A rain of gifts thou shakest out, O God, on thine inheritance, and when exhausted didst refresh it. Thy living creatures dwell therein; thou makest provision of thy goodness for the afflicted, O God. </span>The rain of gifts has been variously explained as <span class= "ital">actual showers, blessings of prosperity, outpourings of the Holy Spirit. </span>Both the latter might no doubt be implied in the expression, but some particular material blessing seems indicated, and in connection with the desert wanderings the <span class= "ital">rain of manna </span>suggests itself. By <span class= "ital">thine inheritance </span>we understand God's <span class= "ital">people, </span>as in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm" title="But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as you are this day.">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>; <a href="/psalms/28-9.htm" title="Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.">Psalm 28:9</a>, &c. The "living creatures" in the next verse will then probably be the <span class= "ital">quails; </span>and a slight emendation, lately suggested, carries conviction along with it. It consists in bringing "thy living creatures" into <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm" title="You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.">Psalm 68:9</a>, and, by the insertion of a letter, to read instead of "they dwell therein"--<span class= "ital">they are satisfied with it </span>(comp. <a href="/context/psalms/78-24.htm" title="And had rained down manna on them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.">Psalm 78:24-25</a>). This gives the rendering, <span class= "ital">and when it was exhausted thou didst refresh it with thy living creatures; they are satisfied therewith. </span>(Burgess.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain.</span> Not a literal rain, but a shower of blessings - manna, quails, water out of the rock, protection against enemies, victories, etc. <span class="cmt_word">Whereby thou didst confirm</span> (or, <span class="accented">establish</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>thine inheritance</span> (see <a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13</a>). <span class="cmt_word">When it was weary.</span> The wandering in the wilderness must have been inexpressibly dull and wearisome, especially to those who had left Egypt with the hope of a quick march through the waste, and a speedy entrance into "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-17.htm">Exodus 3:17</a>). The "establishment" in Palestine under Joshua was a blessing that could not but be highly valued after well nigh a century of cruel bondage in Egypt, and forty years of aimless wandering in the Sinaitic peninsula. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You sent</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּנִ֣יף</span> <span class="translit">(tā·nîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5130.htm">Strong's 5130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abundant</span><br /><span class="heb">נְ֭דָבוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḏā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5071.htm">Strong's 5071: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rain,</span><br /><span class="heb">גֶּ֣שֶׁם</span> <span class="translit">(ge·šem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1653.htm">Strong's 1653: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain, shower</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">refreshed</span><br /><span class="heb">כֽוֹנַנְתָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·w·nan·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3559.htm">Strong's 3559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be erect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your weary</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝נִלְאָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nil·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inheritance.</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-9.htm">Psalm 68:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:9 You God sent a plentiful rain (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>