King James Version
Psalms 146:9 in the King James Version says “The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside do...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 146 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.”
Psalms 146:9 · KJV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“preserveth”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“he relieveth”
H5749to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
“but the way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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