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Psa. 68:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

a house.

Psa. 107:10• ¹⁰Dwellers in darkness and death-shade,{HR}Bound in affliction and iron, (Psa. 107:10)

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Psa. 107:10,41• ¹⁰Dwellers in darkness and death-shade,{HR}Bound in affliction and iron,
⁴¹And he set high the needy one from affliction{HR}And made families like the sheep. (Psa. 107:10,41)

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Psa. 113:9• ⁹He maketh a barren one to dwell [in] the house{HR}Glad mother of its sons.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 113:9)

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1 Sam. 2:5• ⁵They that were full have hired out themselves for bread;{HR}And they that were hungry ceased:{HR}So that the barren hath born seven:{HR}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 out and cry, thou that travailest not; for the children of the desolate are many more than of her that hath the husband.” (Gal. 4:27)

families.

Heb. a house.

he bringeth.

Psa. 107:10,14• ¹⁰Dwellers in darkness and death-shade,{HR}Bound in affliction and iron,
¹⁴He bringeth them out of darkness and death-shade,{HR}And their bonds he rendeth. (Psa. 107:10,14)

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Psa. 146:7• ⁷Doing judgment for the oppressed,{HR}Giving bread to the hungry.{HR}Jehovah looseth the prisoners; (Psa. 146:7)

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Isa. 61:1• ¹The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah [is] upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek. He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and opening of the prison to the bound; (Isa. 61:1)

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Acts 12:6‑25• ⁶And when Herod was about to bring him forward, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping the prison.
⁷And, behold, an angel of [the] Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck the side of Peter, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
⁸And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy cloak round thee and follow me.
⁹And going out he followed and knew not that what was being done by the angel was true, but thought he was seeing a vision.
¹⁰And when they came through a first guard and a second, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which of itself opened to them; and having gone out they went forth one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.
¹¹And Peter, on coming to himself, said, Now I know truly that [the] Lord sent forth his angel and took me out of Herod's hand and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
¹²And, being conscious, he came unto the house of Mary the mother of John that was surnamed Mark, where were many assembled and praying.
¹³And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, there came forward a maid to listen, by name Rhoda;
¹⁴recognizing Peter's voice, she did not for joy open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.
¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she kept maintaining that it was so; and they said, It is his angel.
¹⁶But Peter continued knocking, and on opening they saw him and were amazed.
¹⁷And, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and proceeded unto another place.
¹⁸And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
¹⁹But Herod having sought him out without finding [him] examined the guards and commanded [them] to be led away [to execution] , and he went down from Judea unto Caesarea and stayed [there].
²⁰And he was at bitter enmity with them of Tyre and Sidon; but with one consent they came to him, and having won over Blastus the chamberlain of the king, sought peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.
²¹And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel and seated on the throne, made an harangue unto them.
²²And the people shouted thereon, A god's voice and not a man's.
²³And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and becoming worm-eaten he expired.
²⁴But the word of God grew and multiplied.
²⁵And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service, taking also with them John surnamed Mark. (Acts 12:6‑25)

the rebellious.

Psa. 107:34,40• ³⁴A fruitful land to saltness{HR}For the wickedness of those dwelling in it.
⁴⁰He poureth contempt upon princes,{HR}And made them wander in a waste without a way. (Psa. 107:34,40)

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Deut. 28:23‑24• ²³And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth which is under thee, iron.
²⁴Jehovah will give as the rain of thy land powder and dust; from the heavens 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 cause her to die of 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. (“Psalm 68” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

Or "maketh the solitary to dwell in a home."

Or "prisoners," as Ps. 69.33.

W. Kelly Translation

God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house;{HR}Prisoners he bringeth out into prosperity:{HR}But rebels dwell in a parched [land].