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Psalm 68:5–6

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5A father to the fatherless,z a defender of widows,a

is God in his holy dwelling.b

6God sets the lonelyc in families,cd

he leads out the prisonerse with singing;

but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.f

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

Footnotes

  1. cOr the desolate in a homeland

Cross references

  1. zPs 10:14
  2. aSee Ex 22:22; See Dt 10:18
  3. bSee Dt 26:15; Jer 25:30
  4. cPs 25:16
  5. dPs 113:9
  6. ePs 79:11; 102:20; 146:7; Isa 61:1; Lk 4:18
  7. fIsa 35:7; 49:10; 58:11

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.