Psalms 146:9

strangers. aliens.

relieveth. Plenty of saving "help" here. Compare the contrast with "man", (Psalms 146:3), "no help".

wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord preserveth the strangers - He regards them with interest; he defends and guides them. This is the ninth reason why those who trust in th...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD preserveth the (g) strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. (g) Meaning, all who...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLVI. This Ps., like the remaining Pss. to the end of the Psalter, begins and closes with the word Hallelujah (Praise Yah). These Pss. may origina...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Jehovah guarding, etc. By strangers, orphans, and widows, the Psalmist means all those in general who are destitute of the help of...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. Preserveth the strangers...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But the way, &c.— The way—he will overthrow. Mudge. Their steps shall be perplexed and puzzled, so that they shall stumble and fall, and all...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Here begins the final group, Psalms 146-150, known as the 'Hallelujah' Pss., because each begins and ends with that word, meaning, 'Praise ye the Lor...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Turneth upside down ] lit.' causeth to turn aside' (into the trackless desert, where it disappears).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The stranger, the widow, and the orphan are constantly presented in the Law as objects of compassion and beneficence. The orphan and widow are mentio...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the final psalms of adoration, each one of which opens and closes with the great call to praise. “Hallelujah, praise the Lord.” The t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There can be no hesitation to determine to whom these verses refer. The God of Jacob, is God's Covenant name in Christ. And the offices that covenant...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord preserveth the strangers ,.... The life of them, as he did the daughter of: the Greek, a Syrophenician woman, and a Samaritan, by healing t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. Ver. 9. The Lord prese...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed Who doth not slight nor forget the cries of his grieved subjects; but in due time asserts the right of t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Praise ye the Lord. Hallelujah I. The grandest resolution (verses 1, 2). 1. The author’s belief in the existence of his soul. When this conv...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord looseth the prisoners. The Lord’s famous titles There are five famous titles of God here. I. Emancipator. He looseth those in menta...
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He relieveth the fatherless. The fatherless relieved The Lord “relieveth the fatherless”-- I. By exciting the compassion of others in their...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:19 ; 2 Samuel 15:31 ; 2 Samuel 17:23 ; Deuteronomy 10:18 ; Deuteronomy 10:19 ; Deuteronomy 16:11 ; Esther 5:14 ; Esther 7:10...

⁹ The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 146:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 146:9