Verse Comparison: Psalms 146:9
American Standard Version
Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Amplified® Bible
The Lord protects {and} preserves the strangers {and} temporary residents, He upholds the fatherless and the widow {and} sets them upright, but the way of the wicked He makes crooked (turns upside down and brings to ruin).
Contemporary English Version
and looks after strangers. He defends the rights of orphans and widows, but destroys the wicked.
Darby English Version
Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.
Good News Bible
He protects the strangers who live in our land; he helps widows and orphans, but takes the wicked to their ruin.
King James Version
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
New American Standard Bible
The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
New International Version
The LORD watches over the alien
and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
New King James Version
The LORD watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
