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Psa. 68:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

A father of the fatherlessr, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Jer. 49:11• ¹¹Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. (Jer. 49:11)

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A father.

Psa. 10:14,18• ¹⁴Thou 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.
¹⁸To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. (Psa. 10:14,18)

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Psa. 82:3‑4• ³Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
⁴Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 82:3‑4)

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Psa. 146:9• ⁹The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. (Psa. 146:9)

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Job 31:16‑17• ¹⁶If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (Job 31:16‑17)

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Jer. 49:11• ¹¹Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. (Jer. 49:11)

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Hos. 14:3• ³Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:3)

a judge.

Psa. 72:2,4• ²He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
⁴He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. (Psa. 72:2,4)

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Deut. 10:18• ¹⁸He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. (Deut. 10:18)

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Job 29:12‑13• ¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. (Job 29:12‑13)

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Isa. 1:23• ²³Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isa. 1:23)

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Jer. 5:28• ²⁸They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. (Jer. 5:28)

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Luke 18:2‑7• ²Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
³And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
⁴And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
⁵Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
⁶And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
⁷And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? (Luke 18:2‑7)

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Eph. 5:1• ¹Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (Eph. 5:1)

in his.

Psa. 33:14• ¹⁴From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. (Psa. 33:14)

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2 Chron. 6:2• ²But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. (2 Chron. 6:2)

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2 Chron. 30:27• ²⁷Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. (2 Chron. 30:27)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. (Isa. 57:15)

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Isa. 66:1• ¹Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? (Isa. 66:1)

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Acts 7:48‑49• ⁴⁸Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
⁴⁹Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? (Acts 7:48‑49)

• He acts as a loving Father, and a righteous Judge. (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)

• {v.5-6} The destitute, the oppressed, the lonely, and the captive are the objects of His care. (“Psalms 68” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.