Psalm 68:19
New International Version (NIV)
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,who daily bears our burdens.
King James Version (KJV)
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Interesting to note how two widely used and respected translations put a different spin on the same verse.
The NIV translation speaks of the burdens we will face each day and how God bears those burdens for us. I am deeply thankful that God is there to shoulder life's burdens for me. It is only through His strength that I get through each day.
But the KJV version of the same verse is more positive. It speaks of daily "benefits". KJV brings to mind a God who is blessing us. He "loadeth us with benefits".
Both aspects of God are a true and necessary part of each Christian's life. God "bears our burdens" and "loadeth us with benefits." Some days one will be more apparent than others, but let us never forget that both are operating 24/7 for each believer.
God never sleeps. He never takes a coffee break. He never gets distracted. He is continually bearing and blessing each one of His children.
Interesting to note how two widely used and respected translations put a different spin on the same verse.
The NIV translation speaks of the burdens we will face each day and how God bears those burdens for us. I am deeply thankful that God is there to shoulder life's burdens for me. It is only through His strength that I get through each day.
But the KJV version of the same verse is more positive. It speaks of daily "benefits". KJV brings to mind a God who is blessing us. He "loadeth us with benefits".
Both aspects of God are a true and necessary part of each Christian's life. God "bears our burdens" and "loadeth us with benefits." Some days one will be more apparent than others, but let us never forget that both are operating 24/7 for each believer.
God never sleeps. He never takes a coffee break. He never gets distracted. He is continually bearing and blessing each one of His children.
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