English Standard Version
Psalms 68:5
5Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 68:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
- New International Version (NIV)A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
Context of Psalms 68:5
3But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy! 4Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. 6God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. 7O God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, Selah
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אֲבִ֣י יְ֭תוֹמִים וְדַיַּ֣ן אַלְמָנ֑וֹת אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים בִּמְע֥וֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 68:5
- Psalms 10:14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 82:3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
- Job 31:16"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
- Jeremiah 49:11Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me."
- Hosea 14:3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, 'Our God,' to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy."
- Psalms 72:2May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.
- Job 29:12because I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
- Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.
- Jeremiah 5:28they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
- Luke 18:2He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man.
- Ephesians 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
- Psalms 33:14from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
- 2 Chronicles 6:2But I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever."
- 2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy habitation in heaven.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5A father of the fatherless - Or, of orphans. Compare Psalm 10:14, Psalm 10:18. That is, God takes the place of the parent. See Jeremiah 49:11: “Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.” This is one of the most tender appellations that could be given to God, and conveys one of the most striking descriptions that can be given of his character. We see his greatness, his majesty, his power, in the worlds that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God, the Father of all marginalized and needy people, shows them compassion and protects their rights (see Psalms 10:14, 18; 69:33; 82:3). Like his dwelling, the Lord is holy. The supreme example of the holy God coming down to rescue humanity is Jesus Christ.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. are illustrated by the protection to the helpless, vindication of the innocent, and punishment of rebels, ascribed to Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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