Psalms 68:6
God brings home the lonely, he leads forth the prisoner to comfort, so that none but the rebel lives cheerless.
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5Father of orphans, defender of widows, is God in his holy abode.
7God, when you went in front of your people in your march through the desert, Selah
Cross References
Psalms 10:14You have seen the trouble and sorrow; you mark it all, and will take it in hand. The hapless can count on you, helper of orphans.
Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and gloom prisoners in irons and misery,
Psalms 107:34fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the sin of the people.
Psalms 113:9He gives the childless woman a home, and makes her the happy mother of children. Hallelujah.
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 →