Psalms 68:9

You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.

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KJV

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

ASV

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

YLT

A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

DBT

Thou, OGod, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.

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Damasus cleansed not, Peter cleansed not, Ambrose cleansed not, Gregory cleansed not; for ours is the ministry, but the sacraments are yours. For human power cannot confer what is divine, but it is, O Lord, your gift and that of the Father, as you have spoken by the prophets, saying, "I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh, and their sons and their daughters shall prophesy." This is that typical dew from heaven, this is that gracious rain, as we read: "A gracious rain, dividing for his inheritance."

Ambrose of Milan· On the Holy Spirit 1.18, 397patristic

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Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Ver. 9. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain. The march of God was not signalized solely by displays of terror, for goodness and bounty were also made conspicuous. Such rain as never fell before dropped on the desert sand, bread from heaven and winged fowl fell all around the host; good gifts were poured upon them, rivers leaped forth from rocks. The earth shook with fear, and in reply, the Lord, as from a cornucopia, shook out blessings upon it; so the original may be rendered. Whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

Charles Spurgeon· The Treasury of David (1869-1885)reformed

This looks further to the spiritual provision made for God's Israel; the Spirit of grace and the gospel of grace are the plentiful rain with which God confirms his inheritance, and from which their fruit is found, Isa. xlv. Christ himself is this rain, Ps. lxxii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Psalms 84:6
As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.
Deuteronomy 11:14
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.
Ezekiel 34:26
I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
Psalms 65:9–13
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.
Psalms 78:24–27
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
Deuteronomy 11:10–12
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
Leviticus 26:4
I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Psalms 119:22
Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Psalms 77:16–17
The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
1 Kings 8:36
then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
John 14:28
You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

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About this book

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Through
Ezekiel 34:26
I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:12
  The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 26:4
  I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Genesis 12:2
  I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Malachi 3:10
  Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of…
Through
Deuteronomy 11:14
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.
leads to
- James 5:7
  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.
- Ezekiel 34:26
  I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
- Joel 2:22–23
  Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

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