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⁶the father of orphans and the judge of widows. God is in his holy place.

⁵“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. And before you went forth from the womb, I sanctified you. And I made you a prophet to the nations.”

²²You shall not harm a widow or an orphan. ²³If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry. ²⁴And my fury will be enraged, and I will strike you down with the sword. And your wives will become widows, and your sons will become orphans.

⁵For the One who made you will rule over you. The Lord of hosts is his name. And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, will be called the God of all the earth.

⁹They have used violence to deprive orphans, and they have robbed the poor common people.

⁵Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. ⁶In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.

¹Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh. ²For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of sin and death. ³For though this was impossible under the law, because it was weakened by the flesh, God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and because of sin, in order to condemn sin in the flesh, ⁴so that the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us. For we are not walking according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. ⁵For those who are in agreement with the flesh are mindful of the things of the flesh. But those who are in agreement with the spirit are mindful of the things of the spirit. ⁶For the prudence of the flesh is death. But the prudence of the spirit is life and peace.

⁹The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.

³Behold, the inheritance of the Lord is sons, the reward is the fruit of the womb.

⁶The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.