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

7Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners. 8The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked. 10The Lord will reign forever, Your God, Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!

Psalms 146:9 word by word

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

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• watchesשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• overשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• strangersגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• supportsעוּד‛ûd · to upholdH5749
• the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• and the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• thwartsעָוַת‛âvath · to pervertH5791
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 146:9

• Psalms 68:5A father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows, Is God in His holy dwelling.
• Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is in your town, and the stranger, the orphan, and the widow who are in your midst, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name.
• Proverbs 15:25The Lord will tear down the house of the proud, But He will set the boundary of the widow.
• Jeremiah 49:11Leave your orphans behind, I will keep them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.”
• Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.”
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
• Psalms 18:26With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
• Psalms 83:13My God, make them like the whirling dust, Like chaff before the wind.
• Psalms 145:20The Lord watches over all who love Him, But He will destroy all the wicked.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord supports the afflicted; He brings the wicked down to the ground.
• 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone informed David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Lord, please make the advice of Ahithophel foolish.”
• 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.
• Esther 5:14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a wooden gallows fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and 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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• Relationships, Family
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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