Psalms 68:6

“Elohim makes the solitary dwell in a home; he brings out prisoners into prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.”

Psalms 68:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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God is father to orphans and makes the solitary dwell in a homeLoneliness

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Psalms 68:6, word by word

Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
makesמוֹשִׁיבmoshiv

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “moshiv” appears
the solitaryיְחִידִיםyechidim

solitary

To be without family or company, isolated.

Where else “yechidim” appears
in a homeבַּיְתָbayta

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “bayta” appears
he brings outמוֹצִיאmotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “motsi” appears
prisonersאֲסִירִיםasirim

prisoner

Prisoner, captive.

Where else “asirim” appears
into prosperityכּוֹשָׁרוֹתkosharot

prosperity

Prosperity, well-being; in the plural it can also be understood as "freedom". It appears only once.

Where else “kosharot” appears
the rebelliousסוֹרֲרִיםsorarim

be stubborn

Be stubborn: turn away from what one is told, refuse to be led.

Where else “sorarim” appears
dwellשָׁכְנוּshachnu

make dwell

To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".

Where else “shachnu” appears
in a parched landצְחִיחָהtsechicha

parched land

Land dried and scorched by the sun, where nothing grows. It appears only once.

Where else “tsechicha” appears

The context

5Father of orphans and judge of widows is Elohim in his holy dwelling.

6 · This verse (above)

7Elohim, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah.

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