Psalm 147:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
supportsמְעֹודֵ֣ד
(me·'o·v·ded)
5749a: to return, go about, repeat, do againa prim. root
the afflicted;עֲנָוִ֣ים
(a·na·vim)
6035: poor, afflicted, humble, meekfrom anah
He brings downמַשְׁפִּ֖יל
(mash·pil)
8213: to be or become low, to be abaseda prim. root
the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
to the ground.אָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
lifteth up
`uwd  (ood)
to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
the meek
`anav  (aw-nawv')
depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly) -- humble, lowly, meek, poor.
he casteth
shaphel  (shaw-fale')
to depress or sink (expec. figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
down
shaphel  (shaw-fale')
to depress or sink (expec. figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
to the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground.

International Standard Version
The LORD supports the afflicted while he casts the wicked to the ground.

NET Bible
The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah raises the poor and humbles the evil unto the dirt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD gives relief to those who are oppressed. He brings wicked people down to the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD lifts up the meek: he casts the wicked down to the ground.
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