Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

New American Standard Bible

Your creatures settled in it;
You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.

King James Version

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

Holman Bible

Your people settled in it;
God, You provided for the poor by Your goodness.

International Standard Version

Your people live there; you sustain the needy with your goodness, God.

A Conservative Version

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

American Standard Version

Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.

Amplified


Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

Darby Translation

Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God!

Julia Smith Translation

Thy living ones dwelt in it: thou wilt prepare in thy goodness for the poor, O God.

King James 2000

Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have provided of your goodness for the poor.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your community dwelled in it. You provided in your goodness for the poor, O God.

Modern King James verseion

Your flock has dwelt in it; You, O God, have prepared in Your goodness for the poor.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thy congregation shall dwell therein; for thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor.

NET Bible

for you live among them. You sustain the oppressed with your good blessings, O God.

New Heart English Bible

Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

The Emphasized Bible

Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones - O God!

Webster

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

World English Bible

Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

Youngs Literal Translation

Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

References

Hastings

Prayers for Psalm 68:10

Context Readings

God's Majestic Power

9 You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage. 10 Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God. 11 The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

Cross References

Psalm 74:19

O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

Exodus 19:5-6

If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:

Numbers 16:3

They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?

Deuteronomy 26:5

And these are the words which you will say before the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramaean, and he went down with a small number of people into Egypt; there he became a great and strong nation:

Deuteronomy 26:9-10

And he has been our guide to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 32:8-14

When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 2:8

Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

Job 5:10-11

Who gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields:

Psalm 65:9

You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

Psalm 74:1-2

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

Psalm 78:20

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

Matthew 11:5

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Luke 1:53

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

1 Peter 5:3

Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

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