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Psalms 68:6

68:5 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

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God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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

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

68:7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

What does Psalms 68:6 mean?

Psalms 68:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), יָשַׁב (yâshab), יָחִיד (yâchîyd).

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Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
settethיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
the
solitaryיָחִידyâchîyd/yaw-kheed'/H3173properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
in
families:בַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
he
bringeth
outיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
those
which
are
boundאָסִירʼâçîyr/aw-sere'/H615bound, i.e. a captive
with
chains:כּוֹשָׁרָהkôwshârâh/ko-shaw-raw'/H3574prosperity; in plural freedom
but
the
rebelliousסָרַרçârar/saw-rar'/H5637to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
dwellשָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
in
a
dryצְחִיחָהtsᵉchîychâh/tsekh-ee-khaw'/H6707a parched region, i.e. the desert
land.
in
families:
Heb.
in
a
house

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:6.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 11:31

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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What does Psalms 68:6 say?

Psalms 68:6 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Psalms 68:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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