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Psalm 68

Psa. 68:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
setteth
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
the solitary
yachiyd (Hebrew #3173)
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
KJV usage: darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
Pronounce: yaw-kheed'
Origin: from 3161
in νfamilies
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
: heu bringeth out
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
those which are bound
'aciyr (Hebrew #615)
bound, i.e. a captive
KJV usage: (those which are) bound, prisoner.
Pronounce: aw-sere'
Origin: from 631
with chains
kowsharah (Hebrew #3574)
prosperity; in plural freedom
KJV usage: X chain.
Pronounce: ko-shaw-raw'
Origin: from 3787
: but the rebellious
carar (Hebrew #5637)
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
KJV usage: X away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew.
Pronounce: saw-rar'
Origin: a primitive root
dwell
shakan (Hebrew #7931)
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Pronounce: shaw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging; compare 5531, 7925)
in a dry
tschiychah (Hebrew #6707)
a parched region, i.e. the desert
KJV usage: dry land.
Pronounce: tsekh-ee-khaw'
Origin: feminine of 6706
land.
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a house.
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Psa. 107:10• 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; (Psa. 107:10)

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Psa. 107:10,41• 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. (Psa. 107:10,41)
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Psa. 113:9• 9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. (Psa. 113:9)
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1 Sam. 2:5• 5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. (1 Sam. 2:5)
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Gal. 4:27• 27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. (Gal. 4:27)
families.
Heb. a house.
he bringeth.
Psa. 107:10,14• 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
 14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. (Psa. 107:10,14)
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Psa. 146:7• 7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: (Psa. 146:7)
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Isa. 61:1• 1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Acts 12:6‑25• 6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
 7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
 8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
 9And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
 10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
 11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
 12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
 13And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
 14And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
 15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
 16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.
 17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
 18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
 19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.
 20And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.
 21And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
 22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
 23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
 24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. (Acts 12:6‑25)
the rebellious.
Psa. 107:34,40• 34A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
 40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. (Psa. 107:34,40)
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Deut. 28:23‑24• 23And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
 24The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. (Deut. 28:23‑24)
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Hos. 2:3• 3Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. (Hos. 2:3)
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Mal. 1:3• 3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. (Mal. 1:3)
• The rebellious are left to reap the result of their own folly―they perish in the wilderness. (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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God maketh the solitary into familiesd; those that were bounde he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "maketh the solitary to dwell in a home."
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Or "prisoners," as Ps. 69.33.