Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 68:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, {is} God in his holy habitation.”
Psalms 68:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. {exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness}
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
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}. {in families: Heb. in a house}
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
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