Psalm 68:6

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayst take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 107:10

Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and in irons,

Psalm 107:14

he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.

Psalm 107:34

a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.

Psalm 113:9

He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 146:7

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;

Psalm 69:33

For the Lord hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds.

Proverbs 23:11

for their Redeemer is strong; he will plead their cause against you.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Hosea 2:3

lest I strip her naked and make her as in the day she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and set her like a parched land, and slay her with thirst.

Malachi 1:3

but I have hated Esau; I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”

Acts 16:26

and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married.”

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.

1 Samuel 2:5

Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.