Psalms 68:9

Thou, O God, didst send&c. Or, dost send, a general truth, illustrated by God's dealings with Israel. The verse is explained by, many to refer to the manna and the quails which God -rained down" upon the Israelites (Exodus 16:4; Psalms 78:24; Psalms 78:27); or generally, to all the gifts and blessings which He bestowed upon them in the wilderness. But -dwelt" in Psalms 68:10 (though the word is sometimes used of the temporary sojourn in the wilderness, e.g. Numbers 25:1; Deuteronomy 1:46) is most naturally understood of the settlement in Canaan, and the antecedent to -therein" must be -thine inheritance," i.e. the promised land, which is called God's inheritance in Exodus 15:17; Jeremiah 2:7; Psalms 79:1; Malachi 2:4; Malachi 2:4, "The mount which Moses ascended and viewed the inheritance of God." Psalms 68:9 will thus refer to the gracious preparation of the land of Canaan to be the home of Israel. In contrast to the land of Egypt from which they had come, and the wilderness through which they had passed, it was a land of abundant rain (Deuteronomy 11:10-12; Psalms 65:9): though it too had known what it was to be -weary" with drought (Genesis 47:13). But a plentiful rain, lit. rain of bounteousnesses, is not perhaps to be limited to the literal meaning, but may include all blessings which God pours out upon His people of His gracious liberality.

whereby thou didst confirm Omit whereby, which is not in the Heb. Confirmmay mean stablishas in Exodus 15:17; Psalms 48:8; or prepare, LXX κατηρτίσω.

weary Cp., though the word is different, Psalms 63:1.