Psalms

Psalm 146:9

⁹The LORD protects foreigners;

He sustains the fatherless and the widow,

but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.