Psalms 146:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.”

Psalms 146:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 146:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 146:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.”

Psalms 146:9 — World English Bible

Psalms 146:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.”

Psalms 146:9 — American Standard Version

Psalms 146:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.”

Psalms 146:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 146:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.”

Psalms 146:9 — Darby Translation

Psalms 146:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord keepeth the strangers: he relieueth the fatherlesse and widowe: but he ouerthroweth the way of the wicked.”

Psalms 146:9 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 146:9 in Context — Psalms 146

7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.

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What Does Psalms 146:9 Mean?

Psalms 146:9 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 146. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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