Psalm 68:5

Easy To Read Version

In his holy temple,\par God is like a father to orphans. {\cf2\super [390]} \par God takes care of widows. {\cf2\super [391]} \par

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:27

The priests and the Levites stood up and asked the Lord to bless the people. God heard them. Their prayer came up to the Lord’s holy home in heaven.

2 Chronicles 6:2

I have built a house for you to live in, Lord. It is a high house, a place for you to live in forever!”

Psalm 10:14

\{Lord,\} surely you see the cruel and evil things\par that bad people do.\par Look at those things,\par and do something!\par People with many troubles\par come to you for help.\par Lord, you are the One who helps orphans. {\cf2\super [56]} \par \{So help them!\}\par

Psalm 10:18

Lord, protect the children without parents.\par Don’t let sad people suffer more troubles.\par Make bad people too afraid to stay here.\par

Psalm 118:19

Good gates, open for me,\par and I will come in\par and worship the Lord.\par

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects strangers {\cf2\super [647]} in our country.\par The Lord cares for widows {\cf2\super [648]} and orphans. {\cf2\super [649]} \par But the Lord destroys bad people.\par

Psalm 150:6

Every living thing, praise the Lord!\par Praise the Lord!\par

Psalm 33:14

From his high throne {\cf2\super [208]} he looked down\par at all the people living on earth.\par

Psalm 72:2

Help the king judge your people fairly.\par Help him make wise decisions for your poor people.\par

Psalm 72:4

Let the king be fair to the poor people.\par Let him help the helpless.\par Let him punish the people who hurt them.\par

Exodus 3:15

God also said to Moses, “This is what you should tell the people: ‘YAHWEH [21] is the God of your ancestors, [22] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. My name will always be YAHWEH. That is how the people will know me for generations and generations to come.’ {Tell the people,} ‘YAHWEH has sent me to you!’”

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. All of your rulers demand bribes—they accept money for doing wrong things. All of your rulers take pay for cheating people. Your rulers don’t try to help the children that have no parents. And your rulers don’t listen to the needs of the women whose husbands are dead.”

Isaiah 12:4

Then you will say,\par “Praise the Lord!\par Worship his name!\par Tell all people about the things he has done!”\par

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says,\par “The skies are my throne.\par The earth is my footstool.\par So do you think you can build\par a house for me?\par No! You can’t!\par Can you give me a place to rest?\par No! You can’t!\par

Jeremiah 49:11

No person will be left\par to care for his children.\par His wives will have no one to depend on.”\par

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown big and fat\par \{from the evil things they have done\}.\par There is no end to the evil things they do.\par They will not plead the case\par of children that have no parents.\par They will not help those orphans.\par They will not let poor people\par be judged fairly.\par

Hosea 14:3

“Assyria will not save us.\par We will not ride on \{war\} horses.\par We will never again say, ‘Our God’\par to something we made with our hands.\par Why? Because you are the One who\par shows mercy to orphans. {\cf2\super [148]} ”\par

Ephesians 5:1

You are God’s children that he loves. So try to be like God.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He helps children that have no parents. He helps widows. [63] He loves even the strangers in our country. He gives them food and clothes.

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from your holy home, from heaven, and bless your people Israel. And bless the land that you gave us. You promised our ancestors [167] to give us this land—a land filled with many good things. [168] ’