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II

Sing to God, praise his name;
    exalt the rider of the clouds.[a]
Rejoice before him
    whose name is the Lord.(A)
Father of the fatherless, defender of widows(B)
    God in his holy abode,

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Footnotes

  1. 68:5 Exalt the rider of the clouds: God’s intervention is in the imagery of Canaanite myth in which the storm-god mounted the storm clouds to ride to battle. Such theophanies occur throughout the Psalm: Ps 68:2–3, 8–10, 12–15, 18–19, 22–24, 29–32, 34–35. See Dt 33:26; Ps 18:8–16; Is 19:1.

II

O mighty king, lover of justice,
    you have established fairness;
    you have created just rule in Jacob.(A)

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    secures justice for the oppressed,(A)
    who gives bread to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free;(B)
    the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;(C)
    the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord protects the resident alien,
    comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,(D)
    but thwarts the way of the wicked.

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