Psalms 146:9

And gives to cattle their food, 1 And to the young ravens that call upon him. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Who covers the heaven with clouds, 1 Who prepares rain for the earth, 1 Who causes grass to spring up on the mountains, 1 And green herb for the service of men; 1

10He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; 1 Neither is he well pleased with the legs of a man. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21Ye shall hurt no widow or orphan.

Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou and thy son, and thy daughter, thy manservant and thy maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow which dwells among you, in whatsoever place the Lord thy God shall choose, that his name should be called there.

2 Samuel 17:23And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, and he saddled his ass, and rose and departed to his house into his city; and he gave orders to his household, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulcher of his father.

Job 5:12Frustrating the counsels of the crafty, 1 And their hands shall not perform the truth: 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 146:6-10

Encouragement to Trust in God. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 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:… Read the whole commentary →

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