Psalm 147:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ The Lord lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ The LORD lifteth up the meek: He casteth the wicked down to the ground.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ The Lord lifts up the humble and downtrodden; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Common English Bible

⁶ The LORD helps the poor, but throws the wicked down on the dirt!

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

Psalm 147:6 Cross References

Psalm 145:14

The Lord upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 41:13

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.

Psalm 55:23

But thou, O God, wilt cast them down into the lowest pit; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

Malachi 4:3

And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 5:5

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and on them he has set the world.