⁶ God settles the lonely in their homes;
    he sets prisoners free with happiness,
    but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

⁷ When you went forth before your people, God,
        when you marched through the wasteland, Selah
⁸     the earth shook!
Yes, heaven poured down
    before God, the one from Sinai—
    before God, the God of Israel!
⁹ You showered down abundant rain, God;
    when your inheritance grew weary,
    you restored it yourself,