You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
Psalm 68:6 - Tree of Life Version A father of orphans, defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out those which are bound with chains: But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition God places the solitary in families and gives the desolate a home in which to dwell; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. American Standard Version (1901) God setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a parched land. Common English Bible God settles the lonely in their homes; he sets prisoners free with happiness, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. Catholic Public Domain Version O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my offences are not hidden from thee: |
You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, prisoners in misery and iron chains,
He brought them out of darkness and deep gloom, breaking their chains.
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Halleluyah!
who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives bread to the hungry. Adonai sets the prisoners free.
The humble will see it and be glad. You who seek God, let your hearts revive.
The Ruach Adonai Elohim is on me, because Adonai has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor. 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,
and Esau I hated. I made his hills a wasteland and gave his inheritance to jackals of the wilderness.”
Suddenly there was such a great earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors were unlocked, and everyone’s chains came loose.
For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman who bears no children. Break forth and shout, you who suffer no labor pains. For more are the children of the desolate than of the one who has a husband.”
He enacts justice for the orphan and widow, and loves the outsider, giving him food and clothing.
Those full hire themselves for bread, but those starving hunger no more. Even the barren gives birth to seven, but she with many sons languishes.