5. God is in his holy temple. He is a father to those whose fathers have died. He takes care of women whose husbands have died.
6. God gives lonely people a family. He sets prisoners free, and they go out singing. But those who refuse to obey him live in a land that is baked by the sun.
7. God, you led your people out. You marched through a dry and empty land. Selah
8. The ground shook when you, the God of Sinai, appeared. The heavens poured down rain when you, the God of Israel, appeared.
9. God, you gave us plenty of rain. You renewed your worn-out land.