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Psalm 68:5

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68:5He is a father to the fatherless

and an advocate for widows.9

God rules from his holy palace.10

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Psalm 68:5: Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Footnotes

  1. 9 God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by the fatherless and widows.
  2. 10 Heb “God [is] in his holy dwelling place.” He occupies his throne and carries out his royal responsibilities.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Father of the fatherless and protector of widows

is God in his holy habitation.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,

is God in his holy dwelling.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God in his holy dwelling is

a father of the fatherless

and a champion of widows.

NLTNew Living Translation

Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—

this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A father to orphans and a judge for widows

is God in his holy habitation.

KJV 1900King James Version

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,

Is God in his holy habitation.