Psalm 68:5

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:27

Then the priests and Levites went out and blessed the people, and their voices were heard. And their prayers came up to His holy habitation in the heavens.

2 Chronicles 6:2

But I have built for You an exalted house, even a habitation where You can continually dwell.”

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it with Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the orphan.

Psalm 10:18

to judge the orphan and the oppressed; man on earth no longer trembles.

Psalm 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will give thanks to the Lord.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

Psalm 150:6

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Psalm 33:14

From the place of His habitation He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth;

Psalm 72:2

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

Psalm 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

Exodus 3:15

God, moreover, said to Moses, “Thus you will say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves; everyone loves a bribe and follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Isaiah 12:4

In that day you shall say: Praise the Lord, call upon His name, declare His deeds among the peoples, make them remember that His name is exalted.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 66:1

Thus says the Lord: Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house that you could build for Me? And where is the place of My rest?

Jeremiah 49:11

Leave your fatherless children behind. I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in Me.

Jeremiah 5:28

They are fat, they are sleek. Indeed, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not judge the cause of the fatherless, so that they may prosper; and the right of the needy they do not defend.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses. We will no longer say, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In You the orphan finds mercy.”

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes the judgment of the orphan and the widow and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, as You swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”