Psalms 68:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”

Psalms 68:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 68:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 68:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.”

Psalms 68:6 — World English Bible

Psalms 68:6 ASV — 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.”

Psalms 68:6 — American Standard Version

Psalms 68:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“God--causing the lonely to dwell at home, Bringing out bound ones into prosperity, Only--the refractory have inhabited a dry place.”

Psalms 68:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 68:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched [land].”

Psalms 68:6 — Darby Translation

Psalms 68:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“God maketh the solitarie to dwell in families, and deliuereth them that were prisoners in stocks: but the rebellious shall dwell in a dry land.”

Psalms 68:6 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 68:6 in Context — Psalms 68

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

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

6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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What Does Psalms 68:6 Mean?

Psalms 68:6 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 68. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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