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Psalms 68:5
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Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
God is in his holy Temple. He is a father to orphans, and he defends the widows.
He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
which is the fadir of fadirles and modirles children; and the iuge of widewis.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name; extol him who rides on the clouds by his name, Yah; and be glad in his presence.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Sing unto God, sing praises to His name;
A father of the fatherlesse, and a iudge of the widowes, is God in his holy habitation.
God in His holy house is a father to those who have no father. And He keeps the women safe whose husbands have died.
Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
He is a Father of the fatherlesse, & a Iudge of the widowes, euen God in his holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless and a judge of widows is God in his holy habitation.
God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows.
The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.
(67-6) Who is the father of orphans, and the judge of widows. God in his holy place:
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
He is a father of the fatherlesse, and the iudge of widdowes: [he is] the Lord in his holy habitation.
who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: such is God in his holy place.
God in his holy dwelling isa father of the fatherlessand a champion of widows.
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
A father to orphans and a judge for widows is God in his holy habitation.
In His holy dwelling God is a father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows.
Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, [Is] God in His holy habitation.
He is a father of ye fatherlesse, he is a defender of widdowes: eue God in his holy habitacio.
Father of orphans, champion of widows, is God in his holy house. God makes homes for the homeless, leads prisoners to freedom, but leaves rebels to rot in hell.
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy dwelling.
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows,Is God in His holy habitation.
Contextual Overview
To the director: A praise song of David.
God, get up and scatter your enemies! May all your enemies run from you. 2 May your enemies be scattered like smoke blown away by the wind. May your enemies be destroyed like wax melting in a fire. 3 But let good people be happy. Let them gather before God and enjoy themselves together. 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Prepare the way for the one who rides on the clouds. His name is Yah . Worship before him with joy. 5 God, who lives in his holy palace, is a father to orphans, and he takes care of widows. 6 God provides homes for those who are lonely. He frees people from prison and makes them happy. But those who turn against him will live in the desert.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
A father: Psalms 10:14, Psalms 10:18, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 82:4, Psalms 146:9, Job 31:16, Job 31:17, Jeremiah 49:11, Hosea 14:3
a judge: Psalms 72:2, Psalms 72:4, Deuteronomy 10:18, Job 29:12, Job 29:13, Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 5:28, Luke 18:2-7, Ephesians 5:1
in his: Psalms 33:14, 2 Chronicles 6:2, 2 Chronicles 30:27, Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:1, Acts 7:48, Acts 7:49
Reciprocal: Numbers 27:6 - General Numbers 27:7 - General Job 29:16 - a father Psalms 109:31 - poor Proverbs 15:25 - but Proverbs 22:23 - the Lord Jeremiah 22:3 - do no violence Zechariah 2:13 - for 1 Timothy 5:3 - widows James 1:27 - To visit
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A father of the fatherless,.... In a literal sense, so as to show mercy to them, take care of then, and protect them; and this is a character which the great God often assumes, partly to express his power and providence over such, and partly to signify his tenderness, mercy, and goodness to them; and in which he should be imitated by civil magistrates, and by all good men: for it was not only a law in Israel to show regard to such, and take care not to afflict them, but it is also a branch of pure undefiled Christian religion, James 1:27, in attending to which we resemble the great Author of it, who is here intended. Moreover, this may be understood in a spiritual sense of such who are deserted by their friends, or are called to leave father and mother for the sake of Christ and his Gospel; and who are like fatherless ones, in an helpless condition in themselves, and are sensible of it; and will not trust in the creature, nor in any works of their own, but apply to Christ, where they have help and salvation, in whom the fatherless find mercy, Hosea 14:3; and who afterwards, when they are without the presence of Christ, and sensible communion with him, are like orphans or fatherless children; but Christ, who is the father of such, will not leave them so, will have pity on them, show favour to them, provide everything needful for them, and will come and visit them, as in John 14:18; where the word "orphans" or "fatherless" is used of Christ's disciples;
and a Judge of the widows; of such who are widows indeed in a literal sense, and especially that are believers, his elect that cry unto him; see Luke 18:2; and of such who are so in a spiritual sense; even of the whole church of Christ, who may, even now, be said to be in a widowhood estate, as well as under the former dispensation; since Christ, her bridegroom, is gone to heaven, and who yet, in the mean time, is her Judge, protector, and defender; and when she is made ready for him, as a bride adorned for her husband, will come and take her to himself, and she shall remember the reproach of her widowhood no more,
Isaiah 54:4;
[is] God in his holy habitation: in heaven, the habitation of his holiness, where is Christ the high and Holy One; and has respect to the poor and lowly, the fatherless and the widow: or in his church, his holy temple, where he dwells and walks, and grants his gracious presence, and will do to the end of the world, according to his promise; or in his holy human nature, the temple and the tabernacle, in which the Godhead dwells.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A father of the fatherless - Or, of orphans. Compare Psalms 10:14, Psalms 10:18. That is, God takes the place of the parent. See Jeremiah 49:11 : “Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.” This is one of the most tender appellations that could be given to God, and conveys one of the most striking descriptions that can be given of his character. We see his greatness, his majesty, his power, in the worlds that he has made - in the storm, the tempest, the rolling ocean; but it is in such expressions as this that we learn, what we most desire to know, and what we cannot elsewhere learn, that he is a Father; that he is to be loved as well as feared. Nothing suggests more strikingly a state of helplessness and dependence than the condition of orphan children and widows; nothing, therefore, conveys a more affecting description of the character of God - of his condescension and kindness - than to say that he will take the place of the parent in the one case, and be a protector in the other.
And a judge of the widows - That is, He will see justice done them; he will save them from oppression and wrong. No persons are more liable to be oppressed and wronged than widows. They are regarded as incapable of defending or vindicating their own rights, and are likely to be deceived and betrayed by those to whom their property and rights may be entrusted. Hence, the care which God manifests for them; hence, his solemn charges, so often made to those who are in authority, and who are entrusted with power, to respect their rights; hence, his frequent and solemn rebukes to those who violate their rights. See the notes at Isaiah 1:17. Compare Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 24:17; Exodus 22:22; Job 24:3, Job 24:21; Jeremiah 7:6; Malachi 3:5; James 1:27.
Is God in his holy habitation - Where he dwells; to wit, in heaven. The design of the psalmist seems to be to take us at once up to God; to let us see what he is in his holy home; to conduct us into his very presence, that we may see him as he is. What a man is we see in his own home - when we get near to him; when we look upon him, not on great or state occasions, when he is abroad, and assumes appearances befitting his rank and office, but in his own house; as he is constantly. This is the idea here, that if we approach God most nearly, if we look upon him, not merely in the splendor and magnificence in which he appears in governing the worlds, in his judgments, in storm and tempest, riding on the clouds and controlling the ocean, but, as it were, in his own dwelling, his quiet heavens - if we look most closely at his character, we shall find that character best represented by the kind and benignant traits of a father - in his care for widows and orphans. In other words, the more we see of God - the more we become intimately acquainted with his real nature - the more evidence we shall find that he is benevolent and kind.
