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 Living Translation (NLT)The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

Context of Psalms 146:9

7Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. 8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. 10The Lord shall reign forever— Your God, O 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

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 68:5A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
• Deuteronomy 10:18He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 16:11You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.
• Proverbs 15:25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
• Jeremiah 49:11Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; And let your widows trust in Me.”
• Hosea 14:3Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”
• Malachi 3:5And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.
• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
• Psalms 18:26With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
• Psalms 83:13O my God, make them like the whirling dust, Like the chaff before the wind!
• Psalms 145:20The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
• 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
• 2 Samuel 17:23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.
• Esther 5:14Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.” And the thing pleased Haman; so he had the gallows made.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath 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

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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