Psalm 147:6

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Summary

Psalm 147:6

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

Lifteth up

He casteth

Bible References

Lifteth up

He causes [the] humble to walk in justice, and teaches [the] humble his way.

But [the] afflicted will possess [the] land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

Yahweh upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Yahweh opens [the eyes of the] blind; Yahweh raises up [those] bowed down; Yahweh loves [the] righteous;

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

He raises up the poor from [the] dust. From [the] ash heap he lifts up the needy, to cause them to sit with noble people and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh and he has set the inhabited world on them.

Seek Yahweh, all you afflicted of the land who have fulfilled his law; seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the anger of Yahweh.

Blessed [are] the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable [quality] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the [right] time,

He casteth

But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.

Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.

Yahweh protects [the] strangers. He helps up [the] orphan and [the] widow, but [the] way of [the] wicked he {thwarts}.

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held [them] captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness [and] handed [them] over to be kept for judgment,