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God's Home for the Lonely
Commentators explain that God's heart is for the isolated and forsaken. He "sets the solitary in families" by providing physical homes and, more profoundly, by welcoming lost and repentant individuals into the spiritual family of the church. God doesn't just save individuals; He places them in a community of belonging.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 68:6
18th Century
Theologian
God setteth the solitary in families – Margin, as in Hebrew, in a house. The word rendered "solitary" properly means one alone, as …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 68:6
19th Century
Bishop
Solitary ... —This might refer to the childless (), but it is better, in connection with the next clause, to think of the…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 68:6
19th Century
Preacher
They had been in a sad condition in Egypt, scattered and driven here and there. God promised to bring them all together, in great families, and to …
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John Gill
On Psalms 68:6
17th Century
Pastor
God sets the solitary in families
Which the Jewish writers generally understand of an increase of families, with chi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 68:1–6
17th Century
Minister
None ever hardened his heart against God and prospered. God is the joy of his people; therefore, let them rejoice when they come before him. He who…