Psalm 68:5 “A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy…”

Psalm 68:5

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

He is a Father of the fatherlesse, and a Iudge of the widowes, euen God in his holy habitation.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Father of the fatherless, and judge 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.

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Cross references

“A father”

Psalm 10:14 Jeremiah 49:11 Psalm 146:9 Psalm 10:18 Hosea 14:3 Psalm 82:3

Psalm 10:14 · BSB

But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

Jeremiah 49:11 · BSB

Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”

Psalm 146:9 · BSB

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Psalm 10:18 · BSB

to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

Hosea 14:3 · BSB

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 fatherless find compassion.”

Psalm 82:3 · BSB

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

“a judge”

Deuteronomy 10:18 Psalm 72:4 Jeremiah 5:28 Luke 18:2–7 Isaiah 1:23 Psalm 72:2

Deuteronomy 10:18 · BSB

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

Psalm 72:4 · BSB

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

Jeremiah 5:28 · BSB

They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

Luke 18:2–7 · BSB

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.

Isaiah 1:23 · BSB

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.

Psalm 72:2 · BSB

May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

“in his”

Isaiah 57:15 2 Chronicles 6:2 Psalm 33:14 2 Chronicles 30:27 Isaiah 66:1 Acts 7:48

Isaiah 57:15 · BSB

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 in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive th…

2 Chronicles 6:2 · BSB

But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

Psalm 33:14 · BSB

From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

2 Chronicles 30:27 · BSB

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 66:1 · BSB

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 My place of repose be?

Acts 7:48 · BSB

However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:

Also

Deuteronomy 26:15

Deuteronomy 26:15 · BSB

Look down from Your holy habitation, 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.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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