Psalm 68:19

"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens."  (NIV)

"Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation!"  (NKJV)

"Praise the Lord, God our Savior, who helps us every day."   (NCV)
 
I was reading and meditating on Ps 68:19 recently especially constrasting the versions given by NIV and NKJV.  This verse encourages us to praise God, our Saviour, who daily bears our burdens.  All of us have burdens that we face on a regular basis, some more regular than others.  Burdens relating to the broad categories of health, finances, work/study and relationships.  Where health is concerned, an adverse report from the doctor can often turn our world upside down.  As for finances, we could be saddled with debts and find making ends meet difficult.  Projects, assignments and examinations are common in work & study.  And in almost all spheres of life, we have to interact with people, which often time poses a great challenge for many of us.  For all these burdens and more, the psalmist David praised God for His daily carriage of our burdens.   Indeed, Jesus has carried the weight of the world's sins on His body when He was crucified on the cross.  We therefore have to learn how to transfer our burdens over to God. 

The wonderful thing is that God not only takes away our burdens, He loads us with His benefits on a daily basis. The psalmist David tells us some of the benefits God has provided for us: sins forgiven, healed bodies, deliverance from the pit of hell, good gifts from heaven and renewed strength.
"Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s."  Ps 103:1-5 (NIV)

The only way we can tap upon God's benefits for our lives is to begin to focus on Him.  The praises of God certainly releases the power and blessings of heaven.  God is ever ready to help us everyday if we're prepared to surrender ourselves to Him.  If you have a burden right now, turn it over to God in prayer.  Remember, He daily bears our burdens and loads us with benefits instead.  Hallelujah!