Psalms 147:6

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 telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. Yhwh lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7Sing unto Yhwh with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

Psalms 147:6 word by word

מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• lifteth upעוּד‛ûd · to upholdH5749
• the meekעָנָו‛ânâv ‛ânâyv · poorH6035
• he castethשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Psalms 147:6

• Psalms 25:9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
• Psalms 37:11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
• Psalms 145:14Yhwh upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
• Psalms 146:8Yhwh openeth the eyes of the blind: Yhwh raiseth them that are bowed down: Yhwh loveth the righteous:
• Psalms 149:4For Yhwh taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are Yhwh's, and he hath set the world upon them.
• Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye Yhwh, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Yhwh'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 lift you up.
• 1 Peter 3:4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament 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, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
• Psalms 73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
• Psalms 146:9Yhwh preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
• 2 Peter 2:4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains 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

Topics related to Psalms 147:6

• Humility
• Meekness
• Praise
• Wicked (People)

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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