Psalm 68:6

New American Bible - revised edition

Father of the fatherless, defender of widows— God in his holy abode,

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

But you do see; you take note of misery and sorrow; you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their cause; you are the defender of orphans.

Psalm 107:10

Some lived in darkness and gloom, imprisoned in misery and chains.

Psalm 107:14

He brought them forth from darkness and the shadow of death and broke their chains asunder.

Psalm 107:34

Fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its people.

Psalm 113:9

Gives the childless wife a home, the joyful mother of children. Hallelujah!

Psalm 146:7

secures justice for the oppressed, who gives bread to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free;

Psalm 69:33

“See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, take heart!

Proverbs 23:11

For their redeemer is strong; he will defend their cause against you.

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted, to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, release to the prisoners,

Hosea 2:3

Say to your brothers, “My People,” and to your sisters, “Pitied.”

Malachi 1:3

Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?—oracle of the Lord. I loved Jacob, but rejected Esau; I made his mountains a waste, his heritage a desert for jackals.

Acts 16:26

there was suddenly such a severe earthquake that the foundations of the jail shook; all the doors flew open, and the chains of all were pulled loose.

Galatians 4:27

For it is written: “Rejoice, you barren one who bore no children; break forth and shout, you who were not in labor; for more numerous are the children of the deserted one than of her who has a husband.”

Deuteronomy 10:18

who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.

1 Samuel 2:5

The well-fed hire themselves out for bread, while the hungry no longer have to toil. The barren wife bears seven sons, while the mother of many languishes.