Psalms 145:14 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 145:14

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

KJV

The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

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Commentary

3 voices

Leo the Great

SERMON 36:4.2 (461)

Whoever finds the healing of correction to be difficult should flee to the mercy of God for help and beg that the chains of evil habit be broken away from them, for "the Lord lifts up all who collapse and raises up all who have been broken down." No, the prayer of a believer will not be empty, since our merciful God "will accomplish the intentions of those who fear him." He will give what has been asked for, since he provided the inspiration to ask it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If those who were bowed down by oppression and affliction are raised up, it was God that raised them. And, with respect to all those that are heavy-laden under the burden of sin, if they come to Christ by faith, he will ease them, he will raise them. Secondly, He is very ready to hear and answer the prayers of his people,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

The Lead upholdeth all that fall. Read this verse in connection with the preceding, and admire the unexpected contrast: he who reigns in glorious majesty, yet condescends to lift up and hold up those who are apt to fall. The form of the verb shows that he is always doing this; he is Jehovah upholding. His choice of the fallen, and the falling, as the subjects of his gracious help is specially to be noted.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
סוֹמֵ֣ךְ	so.Mekh	[is] sustaining	H5564 →
יְ֭הוָה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	<to> all	H3605 →
הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים	ha.no.fe.Lim	those [who] fall	H5307 →
וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף	ve.zo.Kef	and [is] raising up	H2210 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	<to> all	H3605 →
הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃	ha.ke.fu.Fim	those [who] are bent down	H3721 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 37:24
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
leads to
- Proverbs 24:16
  For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
- Psalms 94:18
  If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- Micah 7:7–8
  But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- John 10:27–30
  My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Through
Psalms 94:18
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
leads to
- Psalms 121:3
  He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 119:116–117
  Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Through
Psalms 146:8
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
leads to
- Psalms 11:7
  For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms