Proverbs 3:11–12
- My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,
- for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.
Psalm 103:13
- As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 27:10
- For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
but the Lord will take me in.
Psalm 68:5
- Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
Psalm 89:26
- He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
(talking of David but meaning his line of descendents)
ESV translation