Psalm 68:6

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Cross-references

Psalm 107:14 describes God bringing prisoners out of darkness — the same deliverance as leading out prisoners to prosperity in Psalm 68:6.

Psalm 113:9 Parallel

Psalm 113:9 describes God giving the barren woman a home and children — a specific instance of settling the solitary in a home.

Psalm 146:7 Parallel

Psalm 146:7 declares the LORD sets prisoners free — directly parallel to leading out prisoners in Psalm 68:6.

Psalm 78:8 Parallel

Psalm 78:8 describes a stubborn and rebellious generation — directly paralleling the 'rebellious' in Psalm 68:6 who live in a sun-scorched land.

Psalm 107:11 gives the reason for the suffering of the rebellious — they despised God's plans, echoing the fate of the rebellious in Psalm 68:6.

Psalm 107:10 describes prisoners in darkness — the very people God leads out to prosperity in Psalm 68:6.

Psalm 107:41 shows God raising the needy and giving them families — similar to settling the solitary in a home in Psalm 68:6.

Proverbs 15:25 similarly contrasts God's care for the widow with tearing down the proud, paralleling God's setting the lonely in families and punishing the rebellious.

Ezekiel 19:13 describes Israel as a vine planted in a dry desert, similar to the sun-scorched land for the rebellious in Psalm 68:6.

Hosea 2:3 Parallel

Hosea 2:3 threatens to make unfaithful Israel like a parched land — the same fate for the rebellious in Psalm 68:6.

1 Samuel 2:5 celebrates God reversing the barren woman's situation — echoing the theme of God settling the solitary in a home.