Psalm 68:5

The Passion Translation

To the fatherless he is a father. To the widow he is a champion friend. The lonely he makes part of a family. The prisoners he leads into prosperity until they sing for joy. This is our Holy God in his Holy Place! But for the rebels there is heartache and despair.

Cross References

Psalm 10:14

Lord, I know you see all that they’re doing, noting their each and every deed. You know the trouble and turmoil they’ve caused. Now punish them thoroughly for all that they’ve done! The poor and helpless ones trust in you, Lord, for you are famous for being the helper of the fatherless. I know you won’t let them down.

Psalm 10:18

The orphans and the oppressed will be terrified no longer, for you will bring them justice, and no earth-dweller will trouble them again.

Psalm 118:19

Swing wide, you gates of righteousness, and let me pass through, and I will enter into God’s presence to worship only him.

Psalm 146:9

You watch over strangers and immigrants and support the fatherless and widows. But you subvert the plans of the ungodly.

Psalm 150:6

Let everyone everywhere join in the crescendo of ecstatic praise to Yahweh! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

Psalm 72:2

Help him to give true justice to your people, honorably and equally to all.

Psalm 72:4

May the poor and humble have an advocate with the king. May he consider the children of the poor and crush the cruel oppressor.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebellious and companions of crooks. They are self-centered racketeers who love a bribe and who chase after payoffs. They don’t defend the fatherless or consider the rights of a helpless widow.

Isaiah 12:4

In that glorious day, you will say to one another, “Give thanks to the Lord and ask him for more! Tell the world about all that he does! Let them know how magnificent he is!”

Isaiah 57:15

For this is what the high and majestic one says, the one who fills the eternal realm with glory, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in high and holy places but also with the bruised and lowly in spirit, those who are humble and quick to repent. I dwell with them to revive the spirit of the humble, to revive the heart of those who are broken over their sin.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what Yahweh says: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

Jeremiah 49:11

‘Leave your orphans, I’ll take care of them; let your widows depend on me!’ ”

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and prosperous. Indeed, their wickedness knows no bounds. There is no true justice in their judgments— they neither stand up for the rights of the orphans, nor help the needy receive their fair portion.

Ephesians 5:1

Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters.