Psalms 146:9

The Lord preserves the stranger, upholds the widow and orphan, but the wicked he leads to disaster.

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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

8The Lord gives sight to the blind: the Lord raises those who are bowed. The Lord loves the righteous.

10The Lord shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Hallelujah.

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Cross References

Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king was pacified.

Psalms 18:26With the pure you show yourself pure, but shrewd with the devious.

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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