Psalms 68:5
3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
- KJV
- A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- WEB
- A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- ASV
- A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
- DARBY
- A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- BLB
- A father of the fatherless, and a defender of widows, [is] God, in the habitation of His holiness.
- ÅB
- Farløses far og enkers dommer er Gud i sin hellige bolig.
- OTB
- En beskytter av farløse og en forsvarer av enker,
Er Gud i Sin hellige bolig. - B1930
- Farløses far og enkers dommer er Gud i sin hellige bolig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 10:14
But 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.
Read in contextJeremiah 49:11
Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Read in contextPsalms 82:3–4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Read in contextPsalms 146:9
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Read in contextLuke 18:2–7
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Read in contextPsalms 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Read in contextJeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
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