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Psalm 146:9
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KJ21
The Lord preserveth the strangers, He relieveth the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
ASV
Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
AMP
The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
AMPC
The Lord protects and preserves the strangers and temporary residents, He upholds the fatherless and the widow and sets them upright, but the way of the wicked He makes crooked (turns upside down and brings to ruin).
BRG
The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
CSB
The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
CSBA
The Lord protects resident foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
CEB
The Lord: who protects immigrants, who helps orphans and widows, but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn!
CJB
Adonai watches over strangers, he sustains the fatherless and widows; but the way of the wicked he twists.
CEV
and looks after strangers. He defends the rights of orphans and widows, but destroys the wicked.
DARBY
Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.
DRA
Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
ERV
The Lord protects strangers in our country. He cares for widows and orphans, but he destroys the wicked.
EASY
The Lord takes care of strangers who live among us. He helps widows and children who have no family. But he stops wicked people doing what they want.
EHV
The Lord watches over the aliens. The fatherless and the widow he sustains, but he turns aside the way of the wicked.
ESV
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
ESVUK
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
EXB
The Lord ·protects [guards] the ·foreigners [sojourners]. He ·defends [supports] the orphans and widows [C the socially vulnerable], but he ·blocks [frustrates] the way of the wicked.
GNV
The Lord keepeth the strangers: he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but he overthroweth the way of the wicked.
GW
The Lord protects foreigners. The Lord gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.
GNT
He protects the strangers who live in our land; he helps widows and orphans, but takes the wicked to their ruin.
HCSB
The Lord protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.
ICB
The Lord protects the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows. But he overthrows the wicked.
ISV
The Lord stands guard over the stranger; he supports both widows and orphans, but makes the path of the wicked slippery.
JUB
The LORD preserves the strangers; he raises up the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
KJV
The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
AKJV
the Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
LSB
Yahweh keeps the sojourners; He helps up the orphan and the widow, But He bends the way of the wicked.
LEB
Yahweh protects the strangers. He helps up the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
TLB
He protects the immigrants and cares for the orphans and widows. But he turns topsy-turvy the plans of the wicked.
MSG
Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life. Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them. Instead, get help from the God of Jacob, put your hope in God and know real blessing! God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen. God loves good people, protects strangers, takes the side of orphans and widows, but makes short work of the wicked.
MEV
The Lord preserves the sojourners; He lifts up the fatherless and widow, but on the way of the wicked He brings disaster.
NOG
Yahweh protects foreigners. Yahweh gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.
NABRE
The Lord protects the resident alien, comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
NASB
The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
NASB1995
The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
NCB
The Lord watches over the stranger and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he blocks the way of the wicked.
NCV
The Lord protects the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks the way of the wicked.
NET
The Lord protects the resident foreigner. He lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.
NIRV
The Lord watches over the outsiders who live in our land. He takes good care of children whose fathers have died. He also takes good care of widows. But he causes evil people to fail in everything they do.
NIV
The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
NIVUK
The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
NKJV
The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
NLV
The Lord keeps the strangers safe. He takes care of the children who have no father and the woman whose husband has died. But He destroys the way of the sinful.
NLT
The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
NRSVA
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
NRSVACE
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
NRSVCE
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
NRSVUE
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
OJB
Hashem shomer over the gerim; He relieveth the yatom (fatherless, orphan) and almanah; but the Derech Resha’im He frustrates.
RGT
The LORD keeps the strangers. He relieves the fatherless and widow; but He overthrows the way of the wicked.
RSV
The Lord watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
RSVCE
The Lord watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
TLV
Adonai protects outsiders, upholds the fatherless and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.
VOICE
The Eternal looks after those who journey in a land not their own; He takes care of the orphan and the widow, but He frustrates the wicked along their way.
WEB
Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.
WYC
The Lord keepeth comelings; he shall take up a motherless child, and a widow; and he shall destroy the ways of sinners. (The Lord keepeth newcomers, or strangers, safe/The Lord keepeth watch over newcomers, or strangers; he taketh up the causes of a motherless child, and of a widow; but he destroyeth the ways of the sinners.)
YLT
Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
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