Verse 5

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Syng for Gud, lovpris hans navn; løft en sang for ham som rir på skyene – Herren er hans navn – gled dere foran ham!

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  En far for de farløse og en dommer for enkene, er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Norsk King James

  En far til foreldreløse, og en dommer for enker, er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Syng for Gud, syng lovsanger til hans navn! Gjør vei for ham som rir gjennom ødemarkene; Herren er hans navn, fryd dere foran ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Syng for Gud, lovsyng hans navn, gjør vei for ham som rir gjennom ødemarkene! Hans navn er Herren, fryd dere foran ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  En far for de farløse og en dommer for enkene er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Gud er far for de foreldreløse og dommer for enker i sin hellige bolig.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  En far for de farløse og en dommer for enkene er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Syng for Gud, lovsyng hans navn. Gjør vei for han som rir gjennom ødemarker. Hans navn er Herren, jubl foran ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.68.5", "source": "שִׁ֤ירוּ ׀ לֵֽאלֹהִים֮ זַמְּר֢וּ שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ סֹ֡לּוּ לָרֹכֵ֣ב בָּ֭עֲרָבוֹת בְּיָ֥הּ שְׁמ֗וֹ וְעִלְז֥וּ לְפָנָֽיו׃", "text": "*šîrû* to-*ʾelōhîm* *zammərû* *šəmô* *sōllû* to-*rōkēb* *bā-ʿărābôt* *bə-yāh* *šəmô* *wə-ʿilzû* *lə-pānāyw*", "grammar": { "*šîrû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'sing'", "to-*ʾelōhîm*": "preposition לְ (to) + masculine plural noun with singular meaning - 'to God'", "*zammərû*": "Piel imperative masculine plural - 'sing praises/make music'", "*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his name'", "*sōllû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - 'make a highway/cast up'", "to-*rōkēb*": "preposition לְ (to/for) + Qal active participle masculine singular construct - 'for him who rides'", "*bā-ʿărābôt*": "preposition בְּ (in) + definite article + feminine plural noun - 'in the deserts/clouds'", "*bə-yāh*": "preposition בְּ (in/by) + shortened form of divine name - 'by Yah'", "*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - 'his name'", "*wə-ʿilzû*": "conjunction וְ (and) + Qal imperative masculine plural - 'and rejoice'", "*lə-pānāyw*": "preposition לְ (before) + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - 'before him'" }, "variants": { "*rōkēb*": "rider/one who rides", "*ʿărābôt*": "deserts/clouds/steppes/heaven", "*yāh*": "Yah/shortened form of YHWH/the LORD", "*ʿilzû*": "rejoice/be jubilant/celebrate" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Syng for Gud, lovsyng hans navn! Ban en vei for ham som rir gjennom ødemarkene. Herren er hans navn, juble for hans åsyn!

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Synger Gud, synger hans Navn (Psalmer), baner (Veien) for ham, som farer paa de slette Marker; i Herren er hans Navn, og fryder eder for hans Ansigt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  En far for de farløse og en beskytter for enkene er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  En far for de farløse og en forsvarer for enkene er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fader for de farløse og dommer for enkene, er Gud i sitt hellige hjem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En far for de farløse og en dommer for enkene er Gud i hans hellige bolig.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En far for de farløse, en dommer for enkene, er Gud i sin hellige bolig.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He is a father of ye fatherlesse, he is a defender of widdowes: eue God in his holy habitacio.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He is a Father of the fatherlesse, & a Iudge of the widowes, euen God in his holy habitation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He is a father of the fatherlesse, and the iudge of widdowes: he is the Lord in his holy habitation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, `Is' God in His holy habitation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy dwelling place.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 10:18 : 18 He executes the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
• Ps 10:14 : 14 You have seen it; for You behold mischief and spite, to repay it with Your hand; the poor commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
• Jer 49:11 : 11 Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.
• Ps 33:14 : 14 From the place of his dwelling, he looks upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush the oppressor.
• Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy; rescue them from the hand of the wicked.
• Ps 146:9 : 9 The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
• Isa 1:23 : 23 Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: everyone loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
• 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 But I have built a house of habitation for you, and a place for your dwelling forever.
• Luke 18:2-7 : 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge who did not fear God, nor regard man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man; 5 Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he bears long with them?
• Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy they do not judge.
• Acts 7:48-49 : 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: 49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. What house will you build for me? says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest?
• Eph 5:1 : 1 Be therefore followers of God, as beloved children;
• 2 Chr 30:27 : 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
• Job 29:12-13 : 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless, and the one who had no helper. 13 The blessing of a dying man came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
• Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;
• Ps 10:18 : 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may oppress no more.
• Deut 26:15 : 15 Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
• Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build for me? and where is the place of my rest?
• Ps 72:2 : 2 He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.