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Psalms 147:6

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

KJV

Mittit crystallum suam sicut buccellas : ante faciem frigoris ejus quis sustinebit ?

Vulgate

βάλλοντος κρύσταλλον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ ψωμούς, κατὰ πρόσωπον ψύχους αὐτοῦ τίς ὑποστήσεται;

LXX

Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

ASV

מְעוֹדֵ֣ד עֲנָוִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה מַשְׁפִּ֖יל רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֲדֵי אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אָעִ֣ידָה
''ydh
verb · 44×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
מַשְׁפִּ֖יל
mshpyl
verb · 29×
עֲנָוִ֣ים
'nvym
adjective · 26×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:4 — But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
  • 1Pet 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
  • 1Sam 2:8 — He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’
  • Ezek 28:17 — Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
  • Jas 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
  • Jas 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
  • Matt 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  • Num 12:3 — (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
  • Ps 25:9 — The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
  • Ps 25:9 — The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
  • Ps 37:24 — Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
  • Ps 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
  • Ps 73:18 — Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
  • Ps 75:7 — But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
  • Ps 102:10 — Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
  • Ps 145:14 — The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
  • Ps 146:8 — The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
  • Ps 146:8 — The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
  • Ps 146:9 — The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
  • Ps 149:4 — For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
  • Zeph 2:3 — Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.