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"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
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Assyria won't save us; we won't be riding on horses, Nor will we be saying anymore to the work of our hands, "You are our God." Indeed, in you the orphan finds mercy.'
"You are not to mistreat any widow or orphan. If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry. And I'll be angry and will kill you with swords, and your wives will become widows and your children orphans.
He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."
so the descendants of Levi who have no tribal allotment as you do foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your cities may come, eat, and be satisfied. That way, the LORD your God shall bless you in everything you do."
because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.
But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.
to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
A father to orphans and an advocate for widows is God in his holy dwelling place.
The LORD stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery.
Leave your orphans. I'll keep them alive. Let your widows trust in me."
Children » Promises to special promises to children, examples of » Forsaken children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
Children » Special promises to children, examples of » Forsaken children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
Consolation under Affliction » To those deserted by friends
I'm not going to forsake you like orphans. I will come back to you.
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me! But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back! In this way I will know that you are pleased with me, and that my enemies will not shout in triumph over me. read more.
As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever.
As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever.
"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.
Forsaking » The time when parents forsake their children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » Forsaken children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
Home » Special promises to children, examples of » Forsaken children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.
Parents » The time when parents forsake their children
Though my father and my mother abandoned me, the LORD gathers me up.