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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 — KJV
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Psalms 68:6
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 68:6
Theological / DevotionalGod setteth the solitary. The picture may be that of a poor bachelor who has no money to pay for a bride (cf. Jacob; Gen. 29:18) and so could not marry. God cares for him and helps him to found a family. The figure finds a parallel in Ugaritic, where the statement appears, “the house of the unmarried is closed.”
Chains. Heb. kosharoth, a word occurring only here in the OT. The KJV translation “chains” is questionable. Recent commentators suggest the meaning “happiness,” or “prosperity.” In Ugaritic the word means “female singers,” so that the phrase may be translated, “leads out prisoners under [the accompaniment of] singers.”
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