Psalms 68:5 · KJV
“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, {is} God in his holy habitation.”
— Psalms 68:5
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry {land}. {in families: Heb. in a house}
Psalms 68 — Context
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. {exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness}
4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, {is} God in his holy habitation.
6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry {land}. {in families: Heb. in a house}
7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:11
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve {them} alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Psalms 10:14
Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}
Deuteronomy 10:18
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Psalms 82:3-4
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. {Defend: Heb. Judge}
Psalms 146:9
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Jeremiah 5:28
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Luke 18:2-7
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: {in a city: Gr. in a certain city}