American Standard Version
Psalms 147:6
6Jehovah upholdeth the meek:He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.
Psalms 147:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
Context of Psalms 147:6
4He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. 7Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, 8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 147:6
- Psalms 25:9The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
- Psalms 37:11But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
- Psalms 145:14Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
- Psalms 146:8Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
- Psalms 149:4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah’s, And he hath set the world upon them.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.
- Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
- James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
- 1 Peter 3:4but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
- Psalms 55:23But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.
- Psalms 73:18Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.
- Psalms 146:9Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
- 2 Peter 2:4For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Commentaries on Psalms 147:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The Lord lifteth up the meek - The humble; the poor; the bowed down; the oppressed. See the notes at Psalm 146:8: “The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down.” He casteth the wicked down to the ground - See the notes at Psalm 146:9: “The way of the wicked he turneth upside down.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God delivers justice to both the poor and the wicked (Psalms 55:22; 140:12; 145:14; 146:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. That power is put forth for the good of the meek and suffering pious, and confusion of the wicked (Psa 146:8, 9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 147
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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