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Psalm 68:5–6

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5A ifather of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,

Is God in his holy habitation.

6God ksetteth the lsolitary †in families:

mHe bringeth out those which are bound with chains:

But nthe rebellious odwell in a dry land.

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

Footnotes

  1. iSee Ps. 10:14.
  2. kPs. 113:9. So 1 Sam. 2:5, or Isai. 58:7?
  3. lSo Ps. 25:16 (Heb.).
  4. †Heb. in a house. Comp. Ps. 113:9.
  5. mJob 36:8. Ps. 69:33. & 107:10, 14. & 146:7. Comp Acts 12:7. & 16:26.
  6. nver. 18. Ps. 66:7. & 78:8 (Heb.). Pr. 7:11 (Heb.). Isai. 1:23. & 30:1. Hos. 4:16 (Heb.) & 9:15. So Je. 6:28 (Heb.).
  7. oSo Ps. 107:34, 40.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.