Tree of Life Version
Psalms 147:6
6Adonai upholds the humble. He brings the wicked to the ground.
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 determines the number of the stars. He gives them all their names. 5Great is our Lord and mighty in power— His understanding is infinite! Adonai upholds the humble. He brings the wicked to the ground. 7Sing to Adonai with thanksgiving. Sing praises to our God on the harp. 8He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the earth. He makes grass sprout on the hills.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:6 word by word
מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:6
- Psalms 25:9He guides the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way.
- Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land, and delight in abundant shalom.
- Psalms 145:14Adonai upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.
- Psalms 146:8Adonai opens the eyes of the blind. Adonai raises up those who are bowed down. Adonai loves the righteous.
- Psalms 149:4For Adonai takes pleasure in His people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the helpless from the dust. He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with nobles, granting them a seat of honor. For the earth’s pillars are Adonai’s, and He has set the world on them.
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek Adonai, all you humble of the land who have executed His judgment. Seek righteousness; seek meekness! Perhaps you will be hidden on the day of Adonai’s wrath.
- Matthew 5:5“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
- James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of Adonai, and He shall lift you up.
- 1 Peter 3:4Instead let it be in the hidden person of the heart, with the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
- 1 Peter 5:6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may lift you up at the appropriate time.
- Psalms 55:23Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
- Psalms 146:9Adonai protects outsiders, upholds the fatherless and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
- 2 Peter 2:4For God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into Sheol. He put them in chains of gloomy darkness, to be held until the 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
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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
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