Catholic Public Domain Version
"Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened. Then I was required to pay for what I did not take. "
— Psalms 68:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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. ”
“A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”
“He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy dwelling place.”
“They are multiplied above the hairs of my head, who hate me without cause. My enemies are grown strong who have wrongfully persecuted me: then did I pay that which I took not away.”
“A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.”
“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”
Save me, O God, for the waters have entered, even to my soul.
I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.
I have endured hardships, while crying out. My jaws have become hoarse; my eyes have failed. Meanwhile, I hope in my God.
Those who hate me without cause have been multiplied beyond the hairs of my head. My enemies, who persecuted me unjustly, have been strengthened. Then I was required to pay for what I did not take.
O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.
Let those who wait for you, O Lord, the Lord of hosts, not be shamed in me. Let those who seek you, O God of Israel, not be confounded over me.
For because of you, I have endured reproach; confusion has covered my face.