Psalm 68:5

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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

May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice.

He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."

because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.

Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. All of them are lovers of bribes and are runners after gifts. They don't bring justice to orphans, and the widow's case never comes up for review in their court."

and have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They don't argue the case of the orphan to secure justice. They don't defend the rights of the poor.

He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.

So be imitators of God, as his dear children.

In his

From his dwelling place, he looks down on all the inhabitants of the earth.

Now I have constructed a magnificent temple dedicated to you that will serve as a place for you to inhabit forever."

After this, the priests arose, blessed the people, and their voices were heard in prayer all the way to heaven, where God resides in holiness.

"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me, and where will my resting place be?

However, the Most High does not live in buildings made by human hands. As the prophet says,

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and the LORD told Moses,