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Psalm 68:4–7

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4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name.

Exalt Him who rides on the clouds t —

His name is Yahweh u—and rejoice before Him. v

5God in His holy dwelling is

a father of the fatherless

and a champion of widows. w

6God provides homes for those who are deserted.

He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, x

but the rebellious live in a scorched land. y

7God, when You went out before Your people,

when You marched through the desert, Selah

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Psalm 68:5: Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Footnotes

  1. t68:4 Or rides through the desert
  2. u68:4 Yah
  3. x68:6 Or prisoners with joyous music; Hb uncertain

Cross references

  1. v68:4 Dt 33:26; Ps 7:17; 66:4; Is 19:1
  2. w68:5 Dt 24:17, 19; Ps 146:9
  3. y68:6 Ps 107:14; 113:9; 146:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Sing to God, sing praises to his name;

lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;

his name is the Lord;

exult before him!

Father of the fatherless and protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

God settles the solitary in a home;

he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

O God, when you went out before your people,

when you marched through the wilderness, Selah

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,

extol him who rides on the clouds;

rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,

is God in his holy dwelling.

God sets the lonely in families,

he leads out the prisoners with singing;

but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

When you, God, went out before your people,

when you marched through the wilderness,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.

Exalt him who rides on the clouds—

his name is the Lord—and celebrate before him.

God in his holy dwelling is

a father of the fatherless

and a champion of widows.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.

He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,

but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

God, when you went out before your people,

when you marched through the desert,

Selah

NLTNew Living Translation

Sing praises to God and to his name!

Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.

His name is the Lord—

rejoice in his presence!

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—

this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

God places the lonely in families;

he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.

But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,

when you marched through the dry wasteland,

Interlude

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Sing to God, sing praises to his name.

Lift up a song to the rider on the clouds—his name is Yah—

and rejoice before him.

A father to orphans and a judge for widows

is God in his holy habitation.

God settles the lonely in a home;

he brings prisoners out into prosperity.

But the rebellious abide in a barren land.

O God, when you went out before your people,

when you marched through the desert, Selah

KJV 1900King James Version

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:

Extol him that rideth upon the heavens

By his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,

Is God in his holy habitation.

God setteth the solitary in families:

He bringeth out those which are bound with chains:

But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,

When thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: