Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
In His holy dwelling God is the father of the fatherless, and the judge of the widows.
New American Standard Bible
Is God in His
King James Version
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Holman Bible
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.
International Standard Version
A father to orphans and an advocate for widows is God in his holy dwelling place.
A Conservative Version
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
American Standard Version
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
Amplified
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
Bible in Basic English
A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
Darby Translation
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Julia Smith Translation
A father of orphans and a judge of widows, God in his holy habitation.
King James 2000
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A father to orphans and a judge for widows [is] God in his holy habitation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is a father of the fatherless, he is a defender of widows; even God in his holy habitation.
NET Bible
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
New Heart English Bible
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
The Emphasized Bible
The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.
Webster
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
World English Bible
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Youngs Literal Translation
Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Themes
Fatherless » God will » Be a father of
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
God's Promises » To the widow and fatherless » God's care for
Heavenly » Father » General references to
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 68:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Majestic Power
4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; praise Him who rides on the heavens by His name JEHOVAH, and rejoice before Him. 5 In His holy dwelling God is the father of the fatherless, and the judge of the widows. 6 God causes the lonely to live at home; He brings out those who are bound with chains; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger in giving him food and clothing.
Psalm 10:14
You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 146:9
Jehovah preserves the strangers; He relieves the orphan and widow, but the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
Deuteronomy 26:15
Look down from Your holy dwelling, from Heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, as You swore to our fathers, a land that flows with milk and honey.
2 Chronicles 6:2
And I have built a house for You to live in, and a place for Your dwelling forever.
2 Chronicles 30:27
And the priests, the Levites, arose and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came to His holy dwelling-place, to Heaven.
Job 29:12-13
For I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Job 31:16-17
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Psalm 10:18
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, so that the man of the earth may no more terrify.
Psalm 33:14
From His dwelling place He looks on all the people of the earth.
Psalm 72:2
He will judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with judgment.
Psalm 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people; He shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush in pieces the cruel one.
Psalm 82:3-4
Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Isaiah 1:23
your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe, and is pursuing rewards; they do not judge the orphan, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
Isaiah 57:15
For so says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity; whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 66:1
So says Jehovah, Heaven is My throne, and earth My footstool. Where, then, is the house that you build for Me? And where is the place of My rest?
Jeremiah 5:28
They have become fat, they shine. Yes, they go past the deeds of the wicked; they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may get rich; and they do not judge the right of the needy.
Jeremiah 49:11
Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in Me.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses. Nor shall we say any more to the work of our hands, Our gods, for in You the fatherless finds mercy.
Luke 18:2-7
saying, A certain judge was in a certain city, not fearing God, nor respecting man.
Acts 7:48-49
But, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
Ephesians 5:1
Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.