- preserveth:
- "A fatherª of the fatherless,ª and a judgeª of the widows,ª [is] Godª in his holyª habitation.ª" {Psa 68:5} + "He doth executeª° the judgmentª of the fatherlessª and widow,ª and lovethª° the stranger,ª in givingª° him foodª and raiment.ª ... Loveª° ye therefore¹ the stranger:ª for¹ ye were¹ strangersª in the landª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 10:18-19} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª thy God,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within thy gates,ª and the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] amongª you, in the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹" {Deu 16:11} + "The LORDª will destroyª° the houseª of the proud:ª but he will establishª° the borderª of the widow.ª" {Prv 15:25} + "Leaveª° thy fatherless children,ª I¹ will preserve [them] alive;ª° and let thy widowsª trustª° in¹ me." {Jer 49:11} + "Asshurª shall not¹ saveª° us; we will not¹ rideª° upon¹ horses:ª neither¹ will we sayª° any more¹ to the workª of our hands,ª [Ye are] our gods:ª for¹ in thee the fatherlessª findeth mercy.ª°" {Hsa 14:3} + "And I will come nearª° to¹ you to judgment;ª and I will be¹ a swiftª° witnessª against the sorcerers,ª° and against the adulterers,ª° and against falseª swearers,ª° and against those that oppressª° the hirelingª in [his] wages,ª the widow,ª and the fatherless,ª and that turn asideª° the strangerª [from his right], and fearª° not¹ me, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 3:5} + "Pureª religionª andª undefiledª beforeª Godª andª the Fatherª isª° this,ª To visitª° the fatherlessª andª widowsª inª theirª affliction,ª [and] to keepª° himselfª unspottedª fromª the¹ world.ª" {Jms 1:27}
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