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Psalm 146:9

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9Yahweh akeeps the sojourners;

He 1bhelps up the orphan and the widow,

But He bends cthe way of the wicked.

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Psalm 146:9: The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or relieves

Cross references

  1. aEx 22:21; Lev 19:34
  2. bDeut 10:18; Ps 68:5
  3. cPs 147:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord watches over the sojourners;

he upholds the widow and the fatherless,

but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord watches over the foreigner

and sustains the fatherless and the widow,

but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord protects resident aliens

and helps the fatherless and the widow,

but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord protects the foreigners among us.

He cares for the orphans and widows,

but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh protects the strangers.

He helps up the orphan and the widow,

but the way of the wicked he thwarts.

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord preserveth the strangers;

He relieveth the fatherless and widow:

But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.