Psalms 68 · Verse 5

Psalms 68:5

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 68:5, King James Version

Psalms 68:5 in other translations

BSBA father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
WEBA father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
ASVA father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
YLTFather of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
DARBYA father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
BBEA father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
WebsterA father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

What does Psalms 68:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 68:5-6
5-6. are illustrated by the protection to the helpless, vindication of the innocent, and punishment of rebels, ascribed to Him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 68:1-6

Chapter Outline A prayer--The greatness and goodness of God. (1-6) The wonderful works God wrought for his people. (7-14) The presence of God in his church. (15-21) The victories of Christ. (22-28) Enlargement of the church. (29-31) The glory and grace of God. (32-35) Verses 1-6 None ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered. God is the joy of his people, then let them rejoice when they come before him. He…

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Psalms 68:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi[is] a father ofH1
יְ֭תוֹמִיםYe.to.mimfatherless onesH3490
וְדַיַּ֣ןve.dai.Yanand a judge ofH1781
אַלְמָנ֑וֹת'al.ma.NotwidowsH490
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בִּמְע֥וֹןbim.'onin [the] dwelling place ofH4583
קָדְשֽׁוֹ\׃ka.de.Shoholiness hisH6944

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 68:5

  • Psalms 10:14

    Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

  • Jeremiah 49:11

    Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.

  • Deuteronomy 10:18

    He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

  • Psalms 82:3-4

    Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Psalms 146:9

    The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

  • Luke 18:2-7

    Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. …

  • Psalms 72:4

    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Jeremiah 5:28

    They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

  • Isaiah 1:23

    Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

  • Psalms 10:18

    To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:2

    But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A father.
10:14,18; 82:3,4; 146:9; Job 31:16,17; Jer 49:11; Ho 14:3
a judge.
72:2,4; De 10:18; Job 29:12,13; Isa 1:23; Jer 5:28; Lu 18:2-7
Eph 5:1
in his.
33:14; 2Ch 6:2; 30:27; Isa 57:15; 66:1; Ac 7:48,49

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 68:4

    Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

  • Psalms 68:5

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

  • Psalms 68:6

    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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Psalms 68:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Padre de huérfanos y defensor de viudas, es Dios en la morada de su santuario:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Chantez à Dieu, chantez son nom, dressez un chemin à celui qui passe comme à cheval par les déserts: son nom est Jah; réjouissez-vous devant lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ein Vater der Waisen und ein Richter der Witwen ist Gott in seiner heiligen Wohnung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis. Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste; quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.