Psalms 68:6
God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:23And thy heavens which are over thy head shall become bronze,—and the earth which is under thee iron.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen! For, thou, mischief and misery, dost discern, to requite with thine own hand, Unto thee, doth, the unfortunate one, give himself up, To the fatherless, thou thyself, hast become a helper.
Psalms 107:10The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;
Psalms 107:34A Land of Fruit, into a waste of salt, For the wickedness of them who dwell therein.
Psalms 113:9Causing the barren woman to dwell in a household, A mother of sons in her joy! Praise ye Yah.
Proverbs 23:11For, their near of kin, is strong, he, will plead their cause with 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 →