A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

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A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)
God sets the lonely(D) in families,[a](E)
    he leads out the prisoners(F) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(G)

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  1. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland

(A)Father of the fatherless and (B)protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.
God (C)settles the solitary in a home;
    he (D)leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
    but (E)the rebellious dwell in (F)a parched land.

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God in his holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.(A)
God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,[a]
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.(B)

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  1. 68:6 Or prisoners with joyous music; Hb uncertain

A (A)father of the fatherless and a (B)judge [a]for the widows,
Is God in His (C)holy habitation.
God [b](D)makes a home for the lonely;
He (E)leads out the prisoners into prosperity,
Only (F)the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

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  1. Psalm 68:5 Lit of
  2. Psalm 68:6 Lit makes the solitary to dwell in a house