Psalm 68:5

Translations

Modern

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

Traditional

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

Literal

A father of the fatherless, and a defender of widows, is God, in the habitation of His holiness.

Latin

…patris orphanorum, et judicis viduarum; Deus in loco sancto suo.

Original

Hebrew

English

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

Notes

Psalms 68:5

God, 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.

Psalms 68:4–6

The psalmist praises God’s powerful and compassionate reign.

Psalms 68:1–35

This prayer for God's victorious rule describes God's journey from Sinai to Zion (Psalm 68:7, 16–18, 24). He saved Israel from Egypt, led them through the wilderness, brought them to the promised land, and established his kingdom. He is a caring and victorious God, whose nature does not change. Therefore, the faithful hope and rejoice in the promise of God's universal rule.

Theme notes and profiles

David Concern for the Poor

Related verses

Psalm 10:14
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Jeremiah 49:11
Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Psalm 82:3–4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Psalm 146:9
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Luke 18:2–7
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
Psalm 72:4
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Psalm 10:18
…to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

Glossary

Book of Exodus David God, Names of Mount Sinai Music Orphan Psalms, Book of Widow

Topics

Absentee Fathers Children: God's Care of Fatherless: God Will: Be a Father of Fatherlessness God the Father God: Fatherhood of Orphan: General Scriptures Concerning Protecting Children Single Parents Widow: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Widows were Under the Special Protection of God Widows: God: Judges For

Psalm 68:5

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