Psalm 68:5
New King James Version
5 (A)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
Psalm 10:14
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14 But You have (A)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless (B)commits[a] himself to You;
(C)You are the helper of the fatherless.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts
Jeremiah 49:11
New King James Version
11 Leave your fatherless children,
I will preserve them alive;
And let your widows trust in Me.”
Psalm 82:3-4
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3 [a]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and (A)needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
Footnotes
- Psalm 82:3 Vindicate
Jeremiah 5:28
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28 They have grown (A)fat, they are sleek;
Yes, they [a]surpass the deeds of the wicked;
They do not plead (B)the cause,
The cause of the fatherless;
(C)Yet they prosper,
And the right of the needy they do not defend.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:28 Or pass over or overlook
Psalm 146:9
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9 (A)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(B)But the way of the wicked He [a]turns upside down.
Footnotes
- Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked
Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 (A)He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
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Luke 18:2-7
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2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor [a]regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, [b]‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ 4 And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 5 (A)yet because this widow troubles me I will [c]avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
6 Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. 7 And (B)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
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Isaiah 1:23
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23 (A)Your princes are rebellious,
And (B)companions of thieves;
(C)Everyone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They (D)do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
Isaiah 57:15
New King James Version
15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalm 72:4
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4 (A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:4 crush
Psalm 10:18
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18 To [a]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [b]oppress no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:18 vindicate
- Psalm 10:18 terrify
2 Chronicles 6:2
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2 I have surely built You an exalted house,
And (A)a place for You to dwell in forever.”
Ephesians 5:1
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Isaiah 66:1
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True Worship and False
66 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?
Psalm 72:2
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2 (A)He will judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your poor with justice.
Psalm 33:14
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14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;
2 Chronicles 30:27
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27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and (A)blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to (B)His holy dwelling place, to heaven.
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Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria shall (A)not save us,
(B)We will not ride on horses,
Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’
(C)For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”
Job 31:16-17
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16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (A)fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
Job 29:12-13
New King James Version
12 Because (A)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Acts 7:48-49
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48 “However, (A)the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
49 ‘Heaven(B) is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
What house will you build for Me? says the Lord,
Or what is the place of My rest?
Deuteronomy 26:15
New King James Version
15 (A)Look down from Your holy [a]habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, (B)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’
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- Deuteronomy 26:15 home
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