Psalms
Psalm 146:8–9
8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind,
the LORD lifts those who are weighed down,
the LORD loves the righteous.
9The LORD protects foreigners;
He sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Word by word
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Psalm 146:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| opens | פֹּ֘קֵ֤חַ | pō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6491 open |
| the blind | עִוְרִ֗ים | ‘iw·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5787 blind |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lifts | זֹקֵ֣ף | zō·qêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2210 raise up |
| those who are weighed down | כְּפוּפִ֑ים | kə·p̄ū·p̄îm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H3721 bend, bend down, be bent, bowed |
| the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| loves | אֹהֵ֥ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| the righteous | צַדִּיקִֽים׃ | ṣad·dî·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
Psalm 146:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| protects | שֹׁ֘מֵ֤ר | šō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| foreigners | גֵּרִ֗ים | gê·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1616 sojourner |
| He sustains | יְעוֹדֵ֑ד | yə·‘ō·w·ḏêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| the fatherless | יָת֣וֹם | yā·ṯō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| and the widow | וְאַלְמָנָ֣ה | wə·’al·mā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| but the ways | וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | wə·ḏe·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֣ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| He frustrates | יְעַוֵּֽת׃ | yə·‘aw·wêṯ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5791 be bent, crooked |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 146:8 Psalm 11:7 · Psalm 145:14 · Matthew 9:30 · Acts 26:18 · Isaiah 35:5 · Ephesians 1:18 · John 16:27 · Matthew 11:5 · 2 Corinthians 7:6 · Luke 13:11–13 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Isaiah 42:16
Psalm 146:9 Psalm 68:5 · Psalm 147:6 · Deuteronomy 10:18–19 · Exodus 22:21–22 · Malachi 3:5 · Proverbs 15:25 · Jeremiah 49:11 · James 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.