Psalms

Psalm 68:5–6

⁵A father of the fatherless

and a defender of widows

is God in His holy habitation.

⁶God settles the lonely in families;

He leads the prisoners out to prosperity,

but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of the fatherless	יְ֭תוֹמִים	yə·ṯō·w·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3490 orphan
and a defender	וְדַיַּ֣ן	wə·ḏay·yan	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1781 judge
of widows	אַלְמָנ֑וֹת	’al·mā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H490 widow
God	אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in His holy	קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
habitation	בִּמְע֥וֹן	bim·‘ō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4583 dwelling, habitation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
settles	מ֘וֹשִׁ֤יב	mō·wō·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
the lonely	יְחִידִ֨ים׀	yə·ḥî·ḏîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3173 only one, solitary
in families	בַּ֗יְתָה	bay·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
He leads	מוֹצִ֣יא	mō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the prisoners	אֲ֭סִירִים	’ă·sî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H615 bondman, prisoner
to prosperity	בַּכּוֹשָׁר֑וֹת	bak·kō·wō·šā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3574 prosperity
but	אַ֥ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
the rebellious	ס֝וֹרֲרִ֗ים	sō·w·ră·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
dwell	שָׁכְנ֥וּ	šā·ḵə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in a sun-scorched	צְחִיחָֽה׃	ṣə·ḥî·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6707 scorched land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 68:5 Jeremiah 49:11 · Psalm 10:14 · Psalm 82:3–4 · Deuteronomy 10:18 · Psalm 146:9 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Luke 18:2–7 · Psalm 72:4 · Isaiah 57:15 · Isaiah 1:23 · Psalm 10:18 · 2 Chronicles 6:2

Psalm 68:6 Psalm 113:9 · Psalm 69:33 · Psalm 107:10 · Isaiah 61:1 · Psalm 107:14 · Psalm 146:7 · Psalm 107:40–41 · Galatians 4:27 · 1 Samuel 2:5 · Acts 16:26 · Acts 12:6–25 · Psalm 107:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.