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Psalms 145:14
14The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Psalms 145:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.
Context of Psalms 145:14
12so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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סוֹמֵ֣ךְ יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף לְכָל־הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:14
- Psalms 37:24though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
- Psalms 119:117Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
- Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
- Psalms 38:6I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.
- Psalms 42:5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalms 146:8the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
- Luke 13:11and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The Lord upholdeth all that fall - The word used here is a participle, literally, “The Lord sustaining;” that is, the Lord is a Sustainer or Upholder of all that fall. The allusion is to those who have no power to go of themselves; who would sink under the burdens of life if they were not supported. The idea is, that it is a characteristic of the Lord, that he does sustain such; that all such may confidently look to him to uphold them. And raiseth up all…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. And with respect to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20The Lord cares for his creatures.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. (Compare Psa 37:17; 54:4).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 14supports (The “nun” is missing from the “aleph-beth” because David saw in it a serious downfall [Amos 5:2]: “The virgin of Israel has fallen and shall not continue to rise.” And he returned and supported her with the holy spirit: The Lord supports all those who fall.)Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- 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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