Psalms 68:5

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

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

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

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Jeremiah 49:11 "Leave your fatherless children. I will preserve them alive. Let your widows trust in me.”"
Psalms 10:14 "But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless."
Psalms 82:3-4 "“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed."
Deuteronomy 10:18 "He does execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the foreigner, in giving him food and clothing."
Jeremiah 5:28 "They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that th…"
Psalms 72:4 "He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces."
Luke 18:2-7 "saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man."
Psalms 146:9 "Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down."

are illustrated by the protection to the helpless, vindication of the innocent, and punishment of rebels, ascribed to Him.

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