Psalms 68:6
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
7O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:23The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.
Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
Psalms 107:34and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
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 →