Psalms

Psalm 68:6

6God settles the lonely in families;

He leads the prisoners out to prosperity,

but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
settlesמ֘וֹשִׁ֤יבmō·wō·šîḇVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
the lonelyיְחִידִ֨ים׀yə·ḥî·ḏîmAdjective - masculine pluralH3173 only one, solitary
in familiesבַּ֗יְתָהbay·ṯāhNoun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1004 house
He leadsמוֹצִ֣יאmō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
the prisonersאֲ֭סִירִים’ă·sî·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH615 bondman, prisoner
to prosperityבַּכּוֹשָׁר֑וֹתbak·kō·wō·šā·rō·wṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH3574 prosperity
butאַ֥ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
the rebelliousס֝וֹרֲרִ֗יםsō·w·ră·rîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH5637 be stubborn, rebellious
dwellשָׁכְנ֥וּšā·ḵə·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in a sun-scorchedצְחִיחָֽה׃ṣə·ḥî·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH6707 scorched land

Cross-references

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

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.