Psalms 68:6
God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners into prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
7O God, when thou went forth before thy people, when thou marched through the wilderness (Selah)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:23And thy sky that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
Psalms 10:14Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits [himself] to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 107:10[even] those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
Psalms 107:34a fruitful land into a salt desert, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein.
Psalms 113:9He makes the barren woman to keep house, a joyful mother of sons. Praise ye LORD.
Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong. He will plead their cause against thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:2-7
Prayer for the Dispersion of God's Enemies. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a… Read the whole commentary →