Psalms 68:5
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: 1 My enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: 1 Then I restored that which I took not away. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
In Context
6O God, thou knowest my foolishness; 1 And my transgressions are not hidden from thee. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:18executing judgment for the stranger and orphan and widow, and he loves the stranger to give him food and raiment.
2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built a house to thy name, holy to thee, 1 And prepared for thee to dwell in forever.
Job 29:12For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, 1 And helped the fatherless who had no helper. 1
Psalms 33:14Keep thy tongue from evil, 1 And thy lips from speaking guile. 1
Psalms 72:4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: 1 And they have firmness under their affliction. 1
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 →