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, Jas 1:27, in attending to which we resemble the great Author of it, who is here intended.
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Psalms 68:5
Psalms 68:5
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