Psalms 146:9

Psalms 146:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

Context of Psalms 146:9

7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners. 8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. 10The Lord reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah!

Psalms 146:9 word by word

יְהוָ֤ה׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר אֶת־גֵּרִ֗ים יָת֣וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה יְעוֹדֵ֑ד וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יְעַוֵּֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• preservethשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• he relievethעוּד‛ûd · to upholdH5749
• the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• and widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• but the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• he turneth upside downעָוַת‛âvath · to pervertH5791

Cross-references for Psalms 146:9

• Psalms 68:5God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.
• Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 16:11Rejoice before the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to have his name dwell — you, your son and daughter, your male and female slave, the Levite within your city gates, as well as the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow among you.
• Proverbs 15:25The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory.
• Jeremiah 49:11Abandon your fatherless; I will preserve them; let your widows trust in me.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods! ’ to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion in you.”
• Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident alien. They do not fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
• Psalms 18:26with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.
• Psalms 83:13Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like straw before the wind.
• Psalms 145:20The Lord guards all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord helps the oppressed but brings the wicked to the ground.
• 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone reported to David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” “Lord,” David pleaded, “please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his house in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows seventy-five feet tall. Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.
• Esther 7:10They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

Commentaries on Psalms 146:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord preserveth the strangers - He regards them with interest; he defends and guides them. This is the ninth reason why those who trust in the Lord are happy. The stranger - away from home and friends; with no one to feel an interest in him or sympathy for him; with the feeling that he is forsaken; with no one on whom he can call for sympathy in distress - may find in God one who will regard his condition; who will sympathize with him; who is able to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The psalmist encourages us to put confidence in God. We must hope in the providence of God for all we need as to this life, and in the grace of God for that which is to come. The God of heaven became a man that he might become our salvation. Though he died on the cross for our sins, and was laid in the grave, yet his thoughts of love to us did not perish; he rose again to fulfil them. When on earth, his miracles were examples of what he is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Repeating the Lord’s name (shown as LORD in the Berean Standard Bible) four times emphasizes that he alone heals, lifts burdens, loves, and protects.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 9strengthens Heb. יעודד, an expression of strength.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 146:9

• Blessing
• Children
• Orphan
• Praise
• Wicked (People)
• Widow

In the dictionaries

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• Fatherless
• Haggai
• Hallel
• Hallelujah
• Psalms, Book of
• Relationships, Family
• Vulgate
• Widow

Commentaries on Psalms 146

• 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