Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He
Psalm 10:14
You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 146:9
The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow;
But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
Deuteronomy 26:15
Look down from Your holy dwelling above, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the land which You have given us, as You have sworn to our fathers, a land [of plenty]
2 Chronicles 6:2
“I have built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell forever.”
2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and Levites stood and blessed the people; and their voice was heard and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, to heaven.
Job 29:12-13
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Job 31:16-17
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Psalm 10:18
To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.
Psalm 33:14
From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
Psalm 72:2
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
Psalm 72:4
May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,
Psalm 82:3-4
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes
And chases after gifts.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].
Isaiah 57:15
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says,
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
Jeremiah 5:28
‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
Jeremiah 49:11
“Leave your orphans behind; I will [do what is needed to] keep them alive.
And let [those who are] your widows trust and confide in Me.”
Hosea 14:3
“Assyria will not save us;
We will not ride on horses [relying on military might],
Nor will we say again to [the idols who are] the work of our hands,
‘You are our gods.’
For in You [O Lord] the orphan finds love and compassion and mercy.”
Luke 18:2-7
saying,
Acts 7:48-49
However, the Most High [the One infinitely exalted above humanity] does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet [Isaiah] says,
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father];
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A judge
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.
Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes
And chases after gifts.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].
‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
In his
From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
“I have built You a lofty house,
A place for You to dwell forever.”
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?