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 Que faz juízo aos oprimidos, que dá pão aos famintos; o SENHOR solta aos presos.

8 O SENHOR abre [os olhos] dos cegos; o SENHOR levanta aos abatidos; o SENHOR ama aos justos.

9 O SENHOR guarda os estrangeiros; sustenta o órfão e a viúva; mas põe dificuldades ao caminho dos perversos.

10 O SENHOR reinará eternamente. Ó Sião, o teu Deus [reinará] geração após geração. Aleluia!

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What Does Psalms 146:9 Mean?

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