Psalm 146:9 - Printer Friendly

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

NIV: The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

NASB: The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

CSB: The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

NLT: The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

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

NKJV: The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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