Psalm 146:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֤ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
protectsשֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר
(sho·mer)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the strangers;גֵּרִ֗ים
(ge·rim)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
He supportsיְעֹודֵ֑ד
(ye·'o·v·ded;)
5749a: to return, go about, repeat, do againa prim. root
the fatherlessיָתֹ֣ום
(ya·to·vm)
3490: an orphanfrom an unused word
and the widow,וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה
(ve·'al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
But He thwartsיְעַוֵּֽת׃
(ye·'av·vet.)
5791: to be bent or crookeda prim. root
the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְ
(ve·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the wicked.רְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
preserveth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the strangers
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
he relieveth
`uwd  (ood)
to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
the fatherless
yathowm  (yaw-thome')
a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.
and widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
but the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
he turneth upside down
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

International Standard Version
The LORD stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery.

NET Bible
The LORD protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah also keeps the poor; he nourishes the orphans and the widows and he drowns the way of the evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD protects foreigners. The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
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