Psalms 68:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us.(Selah)

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עָ֘לִ֤יתָ לַמָּר֨וֹם ׀ שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ שֶּׁ֗בִי לָקַ֣חְתָּ מַ֭תָּנוֹת בָּאָדָ֑ם וְאַ֥ף ס֝וֹרְרִ֗ים לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן ׀ יָ֬הּ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

ʿālîtā to-the-mārôm šābîtā šebî lāqaḥtā mattānôt bā-ʾādām wə-ʾap sôrərîm liškōn yāh ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

• *ʿālîtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you ascended'
• to-the-*mārôm*: preposition לְ (to) + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'to the height'
• *šābîtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you captured'
• *šebî*: masculine singular noun - 'captivity'
• *lāqaḥtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you took/received'
• *mattānôt*: feminine plural noun - 'gifts'
• *bā-ʾādām*: preposition בְּ (among) + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'among mankind'
• *wə-ʾap*: conjunction וְ (and) + particle - 'and even'
• *sôrərîm*: Qal participle masculine plural - 'rebellious ones'
• *liškōn*: preposition לְ (to) + Qal infinitive construct - 'to dwell'
• *yāh*: shortened divine name - 'Yah'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with singular meaning - 'God'

Word Meanings

• *mārôm*: height/high place/heaven
• *šebî*: captivity/captives/prisoners
• *mattānôt*: gifts/presents/offerings
• *sôrərîm*: rebellious ones/stubborn ones/defiant ones

Referenced Verses

• Isa 46:4 : 4 Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.
• Eph 1:3 : 3 Spiritual Blessings in Christ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.
• Lam 3:23 : 23 They are fresh every morning; your faithfulness is abundant!
• Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance.(Selah)
• Ps 55:22 : 22 Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.
• Ps 65:5 : 5 You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.
• Ps 72:17-19 : 17 May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God! 18 The LORD God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! He alone accomplishes amazing things! 19 His glorious name deserves praise forevermore! May his majestic splendor fill the whole earth! We agree! We agree!
• Ps 103:1-9 : 1 By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! 3 He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, 4 who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s. 6 The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. 7 The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. 8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. 9 He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. 10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. 11 For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. 12 As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers. 14 For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. 15 A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, 16 but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. 17 But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, 18 to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. 19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. 20 Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! 21 Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! 22 Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
• Ps 139:17 : 17 How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!