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Selected Verse: Psalms 147:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 147:6 |
King James |
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| That power is put forth for the good of the meek and suffering pious, and confusion of the wicked (Psa 146:8-9). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The Lord lifteth up the meek - The humble; the poor; the bowed down; the oppressed. See the notes at Psa 146:8 : "The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down."
He casteth the wicked down to the ground - See the notes at Psa 146:9 : "The way of the wicked he turneth upside down." |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The Lord lifteth up the meek - The humbled, the afflicted. |
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: