Psalms 68:6

who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

In Context

5Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, make a way for him who ascendeth upon the west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his presence,

7God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:23Be the heaven, that is over thee, of brass: and the ground thou treadest on, of iron.

Psalms 107:10Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death: bound in want and in iron.

Psalms 107:34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Psalms 113:9Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.

Proverbs 23:11For their near kinsman is strong: and he will judge 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 →

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