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Psalm 68:5-6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 68 · verses 5–6 · King James Version
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.Psalm 68:5-6 · King James Version
Psalm 68:5-6 in context
3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 10:14
- Jeremiah 49:11
- Psalms 82:3-4
- Luke 18:2-7
- Jeremiah 5:28
- Deuteronomy 10:18
- Psalms 146:9
- Isaiah 1:23
- Psalms 69:33
- Psalms 113:9
- Psalms 107:10
- Psalms 107:14
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherlessyâthôwma bereaved personH3490 →
- rebelliousçârarto turn awayH5637 →
- solitaryyâchîydproperly, unitedH3173 →
- familiesbayitha houseH1004 →
- settethyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- widowsʼalmânâha widowH490 →
- chainskôwshârâhprosperityH3574 →
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In these verses, I. David prays that God would appear in his glory, 1. For the confusion of his enemies (Psa 68:1, Psa 68:2): "Let God arise, as a judge to pass sentence upon them, as a general to take the field and do execution upon them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6