Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
(A)Extol[a] Him who rides on the [b]clouds,
(B)By His name [c]Yah,
And rejoice before Him.

(C)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
(D)God sets the solitary in families;
(E)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But (F)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:4 Praise
  2. Psalm 68:4 MT deserts; Tg. heavens (cf. v. 34 and Is. 19:1)
  3. Psalm 68:4 Lit. Lord, a shortened Heb. form

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(A)
    extol him who rides on the clouds[a](B);
    rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(C)
A father to the fatherless,(D) a defender of widows,(E)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(F)
God sets the lonely(G) in families,[b](H)
    he leads out the prisoners(I) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
  2. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland