A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)
God sets the lonely(D) in families,[a](E)
    he leads out the prisoners(F) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland

11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts(A) to those who ask him!

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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  2. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father

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