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Father of orphans and protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.(A)
God gives the desolate a home to live in;
    he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
    but the rebellious live in a parched land.(B)

O God, when you went out before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness, Selah(C)

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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)

When you, God, went out(H) before your people,
    when you marched through the wilderness,[b](I)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
  2. Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.