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in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your creatures settled in it; In Your kindness You provided for the poor, God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your creatures settled in it; You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thy creatures settled in it; Thou didst provide in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your creatures inhabited it; You established it in Your goodness for the poor, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your flock found a dwelling place in it; O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your people settled in it; God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your people settled in it; God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your people settled there, and you were generous to everyone in need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy congregation dwelt therein: thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Your flock settled there. Out of your goodness, O God, you provided for oppressed people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />your people made their home there; in your goodness you provided for the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your people live there; you sustain the needy with your goodness, God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your congregation lived in it. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your creature has dwelt in it, "" You prepare for the poor in Your goodness, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy living ones dwelt in it: thou wilt prepare in thy goodness for the poor, O God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweetness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:11>Your animals will dwell in it. O God, in your sweetness, you have provided for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your creatures dwelt in it; you will establish it in your goodness for the poor, O God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />your flock found a dwelling in it; in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thy living creatures have dwelt therein; thou O God, hast provided of thy goodness for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your living creatures dwell in it; you have strengthened the afflicted by your grace, oh God!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy creatures dwell in it: thou hast in thy goodness prepared for the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-10.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=7908" 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">9</span>You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">Your flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šə·ḇū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">settled</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">therein;</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/2896.htm" title="2896: bə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">from Your bounty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: tā·ḵîn (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">You provided</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: le·‘ā·nî (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">for the poor.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it:…<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="/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18</a></span><br />When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21</a></span><br />For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Jeremiah 31:25</a></span><br />for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Ezekiel 34:14</a></span><br />I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-48.htm">John 6:48-51</a></span><br />I am the bread of life. / Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<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="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your congregation has dwelled therein: you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.</p><p class="hdg">Thy congregation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1,2,19</a></b></br> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast <i>us</i> off for ever? <i>why</i> doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth <i>is</i> mine: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Numbers 16:3</a></b></br> And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, <i>Ye take</i> too much upon you, seeing all the congregation <i>are</i> holy, every one of them, and the LORD <i>is</i> among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?</p><p class="hdg">thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5,9,10</a></b></br> And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish <i>was</i> my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8-14</a></b></br> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></b></br> He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, <i>and</i> lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set <i>them</i> among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth <i>are</i> the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Bounty</a> <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/55-14.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/58-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/psalms/37-29.htm">Therein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/116-12.htm">Bounty</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Found</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/psalms/111-9.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/psalms/68-14.htm">Therein</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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The imagery of a flock suggests care, guidance, and provision, as a shepherd tends to his sheep. In the context of <a href="/psalms/68.htm">Psalm 68</a>, this likely alludes to the Israelites settling in the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt. The term "settled" indicates a sense of peace and stability, contrasting with their previous nomadic existence. This settlement fulfills God's promise to Abraham and his descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The shepherd-flock metaphor is also used by Jesus in the New Testament, where He describes Himself as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), indicating His role in guiding and caring for His followers.<p><b>O God, from Your bounty</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's abundant provision and generosity. The term "bounty" suggests not just sufficiency but an overflowing abundance, reflecting God's nature as a provider. In the historical context, this could refer to the manna and quail provided during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness (Exodus 16), as well as the fertile land of Canaan, described as a land flowing with milk and honey (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). Theologically, it underscores the belief that all good things come from God (<a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>). This abundance is not only material but also spiritual, as seen in the New Testament where believers are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3</a>).<p><b>You provided for the poor.</b><br>This phrase highlights God's concern for the marginalized and needy. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, the poor were often vulnerable and dependent on the community's support. God's provision for the poor is a recurring theme in the Bible, emphasizing His justice and mercy (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a>). The provision could be seen in the laws given to Israel, such as the Year of Jubilee and the gleaning laws, which ensured that the poor were cared for (Leviticus 25, <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus' ministry often focused on the poor and outcast, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a>, and He taught His followers to care for the least of these (<a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a>). This reflects the heart of God, who is described as a defender of the poor and needy (<a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-14</a>).<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 and caretaker of His people, especially the poor.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/y/your_flock.htm">Your flock</a></b><br>This refers to the people of Israel, God's chosen people, who are often depicted as a flock under His care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The poor</a></b><br>This group represents those in need, both materially and spiritually, whom God provides for from His abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate provider for all our needs. Just as He provided for Israel, He continues to provide for us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/caring_for_the_poor.htm">Caring for the Poor</a></b><br>As God provides for the poor, we are called to be His hands and feet, extending His provision to those in need around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_abundance.htm">Trust in God's Abundance</a></b><br>Trust that God’s resources are limitless and that He will provide for us out of His bounty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_care.htm">Contentment in God's Care</a></b><br>Find contentment in knowing that God is aware of our needs and is actively working to meet them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage the church community to be a place where God's provision is shared among all, ensuring no one is in need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_68.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 68</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_advice_on_managing_money.htm">What does the Bible say about managing finances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_poverty_and_wealth.htm">What does the Bible say about poverty and wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hebrews_10_5-7_alter_psalm_40.htm">Hebrews 10:5-7 quotes Psalm 40 differently than the Hebrew text ('a body you prepared' vs. 'my ears you have opened'); does this suggest an alteration of Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/68.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Thy congregation.</span>--See above. If the emendation there adopted seems unnecessary, we may render here, <span class= "ital">Thy life dwells in her, i.e., </span>in the people of Israel. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm" title="For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.">Psalm 143:3</a>.) The vigour consequent on the heavenly food might be called the Divine life, and conceal a higher application.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy congregation hath dwelt therein</span>; <span class="accented">thy troop</span>, or <span class="accented">thy host</span> (see <a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm">2 Samuel 23:11, 13</a>). The word used (<span class="hebrew">חיּה</span>) is an unusual one. <span class="cmt_word">Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor;</span> or, <span class="accented">thou, O God, didst in thy goodness make preparation for the poor</span>. "The poor" are the Israelites, brought low by their sufferings in Egypt and the wilderness; the preparations those by which their conquest of Palestine was facilitated (<a href="/exodus/25-28.htm">Exodus 25:28</a>; <a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Joshua 24:12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-10.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">Your flock</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיָּתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">settled</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽשְׁבוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šə·ḇū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therein;</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִֽים׃</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">from Your bounty</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּטוֹבָתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You provided</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֤כִ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine 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">for the poor.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶעָנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(le·‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalm 68:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:10 Your congregation lived therein (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:11" /></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>