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Psalm 146:8–9

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he gives sight to the blind,

he lifts up the fallen.

God loves good people, protects strangers,

takes the side of orphans and widows,

but makes short work 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;

the Lord loves the righteous.

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 gives sight to the blind,

the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,

the Lord loves the righteous.

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 opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.

The Lord loves the righteous.

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 opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.

The Lord loves the godly.

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 opens the eyes of the blind;

Yahweh raises up those bowed down;

Yahweh loves the righteous;

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 openeth the eyes of the blind:

The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down:

The Lord loveth the righteous:

The Lord preserveth the strangers;

He relieveth the fatherless and widow:

But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.