Psalm 68:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 Father of the fatherless, defender of widows(A)—
God in his holy abode,
7 God gives a home to the forsaken,
who leads prisoners out to prosperity,
while rebels live in the desert.[a]
III
8 God, when you went forth before your people,(B)
when you marched through the desert,
Selah
Footnotes
- 68:7 While rebels live in the desert: rebels must live in the arid desert, whereas God’s people will live in the well-watered land (Ps 68:8–11).
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