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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 thine orphans, 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 thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
¹⁸To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more. (Psa. 10:14,18)

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Psa. 82:3‑4• ³Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;
⁴Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. (Psa. 82:3‑4)

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Psa. 146:9• ⁹Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert. (Psa. 146:9)

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

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

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Hos. 14:3• ³Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Thou art our God; because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hos. 14:3)

a judge.

Psa. 72:2,4• ²He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
⁴He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. (Psa. 72:2,4)

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Deut. 10:18• ¹⁸who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing. (Deut. 10:18)

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Job 29:12‑13• ¹²For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
¹³The blessing of him that was perishing 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 presents, and hunteth after rewards; they judge not the fatherless, and the cause of the widow cometh not unto them. (Isa. 1:23)

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Jer. 5:28• ²⁸They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (Jer. 5:28)

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Luke 18:2‑7• ²saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:
³and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.
⁴And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,
⁵at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
⁶And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
⁷And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them? (Luke 18:2‑7)

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Eph. 5:1• ¹Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children, (Eph. 5:1)

in his.

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

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2 Chron. 6:2• ²But I have built a house of habitation for thee, even a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. (2 Chron. 6:2)

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2 Chron. 30:27• ²⁷And the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people; and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, to the heavens. (2 Chron. 30:27)

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Isa. 57:15• ¹⁵For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him 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 Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest? (Isa. 66:1)

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Acts 7:48‑49• ⁴⁸But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,
⁴⁹The heaven is my throne and the earth the footstool of my feet: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord, or where 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.