Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
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A father

Psalm 10:14, 18
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You consider it to take in hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. . . .

Psalm 82:3, 4
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. . . .

Psalm 146:9
The LORD protects the sojourners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Job 31:16, 17
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow's eyes to fail, . . .

Jeremiah 49:11
Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me."

Hosea 14:3
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, 'Our gods!' to the work of our own hands. For in You the orphan finds compassion."

a judge

Psalm 72:2, 4
He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. . . .

Deuteronomy 10:18
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Job 29:12, 13
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. . . .

Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Jeremiah 5:28
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, so they might prosper, nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Luke 18:2-7
"In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. . . .

Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

in his

Psalm 33:14
From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

2 Chronicles 6:2
and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell 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.

Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble of spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:1
This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will be My place of repose?

Acts 7:48, 49
However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God in His holy dwelling is 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.

NET Bible
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Who is the father of the orphans and the judge of widows - God in his holy dwelling!
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