Psalm 10:14
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14 But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief,
that you may take it into your hands;
the helpless commit themselves to you;
you have been the helper of the orphan.(A)
Psalm 68:5
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5 Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.(A)
Psalm 146:9
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9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(A)
Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(A)
Jeremiah 49:11
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11 Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive,
and let your widows trust in me.(A)
Psalm 55:22
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22 Cast your burden[a] on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.(A)
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- 55.22 Or Cast what he has given you
Deuteronomy 10:18
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18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.(A)
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1 Peter 5:7
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7 Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.(A)
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1 Peter 4:19
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19 Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust their lives to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.
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2 Timothy 1:12
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12 and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.[a](A)
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- 1.12 Or the deposit he has entrusted to me
Habakkuk 1:13
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13 Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous
and are silent when the wicked swallow
those more righteous than they?(A)
Jeremiah 51:56
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56 for a destroyer has come against her,
against Babylon;
her warriors are taken;
their bows are broken,
for the Lord is a God of recompense;
he will repay in full.(A)
Jeremiah 16:17
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17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my presence, nor is their iniquity concealed from my sight.(A)
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