King James Version

Psalms 68:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:6.

אֲבִ֣יavifatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.יְ֭תוֹמִיםyetomimfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.וְדַיַּ֣ןvedayanand judgeדַּיָּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and judge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1781a judge or advocatejudge.אַלְמָנ֑וֹתalmanotdesolate houseאַלְמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.אֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods 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 superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בִּמְע֥וֹןbimonin dwelling placeמָעוֹןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in dwelling place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4583an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)den, dwelling((-) place), habitation.קָדְשֽׁוֹqadeshvoconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-6) A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-6) A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: such is God in his holy place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ταραχθήσονται ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, τοῦ πατρὸς τῶν ὀρφανῶν, καὶ κριτοῦ τῶν χηρῶν, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ.