Psalms 68:5

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Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.

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  • Deut 10:18 : 18 He ensures justice for the fatherless and the widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  • Jer 49:11 : 11 Leave your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in me.
  • Ps 33:14 : 14 From His dwelling place, He watches all who live on the earth.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 146:9 : 9 The LORD protects the sojourners; he sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.
  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.
  • Luke 18:2-7 : 2 He said, 'There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected people.' 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him and saying, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4 For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect people, I will give her justice.' 5 'Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't wear me out with her continual coming.' 6 And the Lord said, 'Listen to what the unjust judge says.' 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them?
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
  • Acts 7:48-49 : 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says: 49 Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?
  • Eph 5:1 : 1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children.
  • 2 Chr 30:27 : 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.
  • Job 29:12-13 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy.
  • Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail, 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless—
  • Ps 10:18 : 18 To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.
  • Deut 26:15 : 15 Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as you swore to our ancestors.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Isa 66:1 : 1 This is what the Lord says: 'The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is the house you could build for Me, and where is My resting place?'.
  • Ps 72:2 : 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.
  • Hos 14:3 : 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'

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    4But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

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    7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

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  • Deut 10:18
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    18He ensures justice for the fatherless and the widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

  • Jer 49:11
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    11Leave your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in me.

  • Job 22:9
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    9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.

  • Lam 5:3
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    3We have become orphans, without a father; our mothers are like widows.

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    18To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.

  • Ps 82:3
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  • Ps 68:9-10
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    9The earth shook, and the heavens poured rain at the presence of God, the One of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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    35Ascribe strength to God! His majesty is over Israel, and His power is in the skies.

  • Job 29:12-13
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    12Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.

    13The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy.

  • Jer 7:6
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    6if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,

  • Deut 27:19
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    19Cursed is anyone who denies justice to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Isa 10:2
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    2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

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  • Ps 116:5
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  • Ezek 22:7
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    7Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.

  • Ps 10:14
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    14But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

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  • Ps 68:16-17
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    16The mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

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    8For God is the King over all the earth; sing praises with understanding.

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    17Do not pervert justice for the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow's garment as security for a pledge.

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    33Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth; sing praises to the Lord—Selah.

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