Psalms 146:9
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 146
“The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.”Psalms 146:9
What Does Psalms 146:9 Mean?
Psalms 146:9 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 146, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 146:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 1:1“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.”Psalms 1:6“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”Deuteronomy 10:18“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”Psalms 68:5“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”Proverbs 15:25“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.”Psalms 147:6“The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.”Exodus 22:21“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”Psalms 10:14“Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.”Malachi 3:5“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”Jeremiah 49:11“Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.”1 Timothy 5:3“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”Isaiah 24:1“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.”James 1:27“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”Hosea 14:3“Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”Acts 9:41“And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.”Psalms 83:13“O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.”Psalms 145:20“The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.”Proverbs 4:19“The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”Deuteronomy 16:11“And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.”2 Samuel 15:31“And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
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