Psalm 68:5

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Psalm 68:5

God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Psalm 10:14

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from Your holy dwelling, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.

2 Chronicles 6:2

but I have built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your residence forever.

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.

Job 29:12-13

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Job 31:16-17

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

Psalm 10:18

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

Psalm 33:14

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.

Psalm 72:2

He will judge Your people with righteousness
and Your afflicted ones with justice.

Psalm 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 82:3-4

Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says:

Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

Jeremiah 49:11

Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them;
let your widows trust in Me.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”

Luke 18:2-7

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Acts 7:48-49

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.

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Summary

Psalm 68:5

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

A judge

Ephesians 5:1

In his

General references

Numbers 27:6

Bible References

A judge

He will judge Your people with righteousness
and Your afflicted ones with justice.

He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children.

In his

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.

but I have built an exalted temple for You,
a place for Your residence forever.

Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.

This is what the Lord says:

Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?

However, the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:

General references

and the Lord answered him,