Psalms 68:5 KJV
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 68:5, King James Version
In context
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Cross-references
- Psalms 10:14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
- Jeremiah 49:11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
- Deuteronomy 10:18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
- Psalms 82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- Psalms 146:9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.