Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. New Living Translation The LORD helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. English Standard Version The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. Berean Standard Bible The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. King James Bible The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. New King James Version The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. New American Standard Bible The LORD supports all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. NASB 1995 The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down. NASB 1977 The LORD sustains all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down. Amplified Bible The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down. Christian Standard Bible The LORD helps all who fall; he raises up all who are oppressed. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD helps all who fall; He raises up all who are oppressed. American Standard Version Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down. Contemporary English Version When someone stumbles or falls, you give a helping hand. English Revised Version The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD supports everyone who falls. He straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over. Good News Translation He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have fallen. International Standard Version The LORD supports everyone who falls and raises up those who are bowed down. Majority Standard Bible The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. NET Bible The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over. New Heart English Bible The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down. World English Bible Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH is supporting all who are falling, "" And raising up all who are bowed down. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah upholds to all falling, and raises up for all bowed down. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The LORD supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. New Revised Standard Version The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH sustains all who fall and he straightens all who are stooped. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Exalt You, My God and King…13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions. 14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.… Cross References Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Isaiah 35:3-4 Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. James 5:15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Psalm 37:23-24 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. / Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand. Hebrews 12:12-13 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Psalm 146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. 1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. / Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Psalm 37:17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, Psalm 37:39-40 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. / The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him. John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” Psalm 94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me. Treasury of Scripture The LORD upholds all that fall, and raises up all those that be bowed down. upholdeth Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Psalm 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. Psalm 119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. raiseth up Psalm 38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. Psalm 42:5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalm 146:8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: Jump to Previous Bent Bowed Crushed Fall Falling Lifts Raises Raiseth Raising Support Supporting Sustains Upholdeth UpholdsJump to Next Bent Bowed Crushed Fall Falling Lifts Raises Raiseth Raising Support Supporting Sustains Upholdeth UpholdsPsalm 145 1. David praises God for his fame8. For his goodness 11. For his kingdom 14. For his providence 17. For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy The LORD upholds The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His faithfulness to His promises. "Upholds" comes from the Hebrew root "samak," which means to support, sustain, or hold up. This imagery suggests a God who is actively involved in the lives of His people, providing strength and stability. Historically, this reflects the understanding of God as a divine protector and sustainer, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. In a spiritual sense, it reassures believers of God's unwavering support in times of trouble. all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down "Regia (crede mihi) res est succurrere lapsis." OVID: Ep. de Ponto 11., 9, 11. But they had hardly seen that it was also god-like. For "raiseth" and "bowed down," see Psalm 146:8. Verse 14. - The Lord upholdeth all that fall. Lifts them up, i.e., and again "upholds" or supports them (comp. Psalm 37:24). And raiseth up all those that be bowed down (comp. Psalm 146:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel upholds סוֹמֵ֣ךְ (sō·w·mêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who fall הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים (han·nō·p̄ə·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie and lifts up וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף (wə·zō·w·qêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2210: To life, comfort all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who are bowed down. הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ (hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 3721: To bend, bend down, be bent or bowed Links Psalm 145:14 NIVPsalm 145:14 NLT Psalm 145:14 ESV Psalm 145:14 NASB Psalm 145:14 KJV Psalm 145:14 BibleApps.com Psalm 145:14 Biblia Paralela Psalm 145:14 Chinese Bible Psalm 145:14 French Bible Psalm 145:14 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 145:14 Yahweh upholds all who fall and raises (Psalm Ps Psa.) |