Psalms 68:20

"Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah."

Key Reflection

Psalm 68:20 expresses profound gratitude to God for His constant care and support. The verse highlights that God not only saves His people (our salvation) but also daily sustains them through their trials and burdens, emphasizing His ongoing provision of strength and comfort in difficult times. This sentiment resonates deeply with the idea that God's saving grace is not just a one-time event but an ongoing, daily presence in believers' lives.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He that is our God is the God of salvation -literally, “God is for us a God of salvation.” That is, The God whom we worship is the God from whom salvation comes, and who brings salvation to us. It is not a vain thing that we serve him, for he is the only being who can save us, and he will save us. And unto God the Lord belong the issues from death -The “outgoings” or “escapes” from death. That is, He only can save from death. The Hebrew word means, properly, a going forth, a deliverance; then, a place of going forth as a gate,Ezekiel 48:30; a fountain,Proverbs 4:23. Probably the only idea intended here by the psalmist was, that safety or deliverance from death proceeds solely from God.

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