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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/145.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/145.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/145.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/145.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all <i>those that be</i> bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/145.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all <i>who are</i> bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/145.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD supports all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD sustains all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/145.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/145.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/145.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD helps all who fall; he raises up all who are oppressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/145.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD helps all who fall; He raises up all who are oppressed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/145.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/145.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When someone stumbles or falls, you give a helping hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/145.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/145.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD supports everyone who falls. He straightens [the backs] of those who are bent over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/145.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have fallen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/145.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD supports everyone who falls and raises up those who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/145.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/145.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/145.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/145.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/145.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/145.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH is supporting all who are falling, "" And raising up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/145.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/145.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah upholds to all falling, and raises up for all bowed down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/145.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/145.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 144:14>The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/145.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/145.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/145.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/145.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH sustains all who fall and he straightens all who are stooped.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/145.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/145.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/145-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17976" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">I Will Exalt You, My God and King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: sō·w·mêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">upholds</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: han·nō·p̄ə·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">who fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2210.htm" title="2210: wə·zō·w·qêp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To raise up. A primitive root; to life, i.e. comfort.">and lifts up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3721.htm" title="3721: hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To bend, bend down, be bent or bowed. A primitive root; to curve.">who are bowed down.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />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 righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-4</a></span><br />Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a></span><br />But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a></span><br />He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-15.htm">James 5:15</a></span><br />And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23-24</a></span><br />The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. / Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Hebrews 12:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6-7</a></span><br />Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. / Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Psalm 37:17</a></span><br />For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Psalm 37:39-40</a></span><br />The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble. / The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a></span><br />I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Psalm 94:18</a></span><br />If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD upholds all that fall, and raises up all those that be bowed down.</p><p class="hdg">upholdeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a></b></br> Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth <i>him with</i> his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Psalm 94:18</a></b></br> When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Psalm 119:117</a></b></br> Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.</p><p class="hdg">raiseth up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-6.htm">Psalm 38:6</a></b></br> I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a></b></br> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and <i>why</i> art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him <i>for</i> the help of his countenance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></b></br> The LORD openeth <i>the eyes of</i> the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/144-15.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/psalms/119-175.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Sustains</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Upholdeth</a> <a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Upholds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Bent</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-12.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Lifts</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Raiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Support</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Sustains</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Upholdeth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Upholds</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 145</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">David praises God for his fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">For his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-11.htm">For his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">For his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/145.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/145.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD upholds all who fall</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's sustaining power and His role as a protector and supporter of those who stumble in life. Biblically, the concept of God upholding His people is seen throughout the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a>) and reflects His covenant faithfulness. The Hebrew word for "upholds" can also mean to support or sustain, indicating God's active involvement in the lives of His followers. Historically, this assurance would have been comforting to the Israelites, who often faced physical and spiritual challenges. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who supports believers through His intercession (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).<p><b>and lifts up all who are bowed down.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's compassion and His ability to restore those who are oppressed or burdened. The imagery of being "bowed down" suggests a state of humility or distress, often due to sin, suffering, or external pressures. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, being bowed down could also refer to the physical posture of prayer or supplication, indicating a reliance on divine help. This lifting up is a recurring theme in Scripture, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, where God renews the strength of those who wait on Him. It also points to the work of Jesus, who offers rest to the weary and heavy-laden (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness. In this Psalm, He is depicted as compassionate and supportive.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_fall.htm">Those who fall</a></b><br>Refers to individuals who stumble or face difficulties in life, whether due to sin, weakness, or external circumstances.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_are_bowed_down.htm">Those who are bowed down</a></b><br>Represents people who are burdened, oppressed, or humbled by life's challenges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_support.htm">God's Faithfulness in Support</a></b><br>The LORD's commitment to uphold and lift those who fall or are bowed down demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness. Believers can trust in His constant support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_compassion.htm">Divine Compassion</a></b><br>God's actions in this verse reflect His deep compassion for humanity. He is not distant or indifferent but actively involved in the lives of those who seek Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>This verse offers encouragement to those facing trials. It assures believers that they are not alone and that God is ready to provide strength and relief.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_humility.htm">Call to Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing our need for God's help requires humility. This verse encourages believers to acknowledge their dependence on God and seek His aid.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_community.htm">Role of the Community</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to emulate God's compassion by supporting and uplifting those around us who are struggling.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_145.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 145</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_help_the_faithful_in_misfortune.htm">(Psalm 145:14) How does God “uphold all who fall” when many faithful individuals experience devastating misfortune or receive no apparent help? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_speak_as_if_things_exist.htm">Can you speak of things as if they exist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/if_god_is_omnipresent,_why_'far'_from_wicked.htm">Proverbs 15:29: If God is omnipresent, how can He be 'far' from anyone, specifically the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_abandonment_in_ezekiel.htm">Why does Ezekiel 16:4-5 describe God allowing the abandonment of a newborn if He is portrayed elsewhere as compassionate and all-powerful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/145.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">The Lord.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm" title="Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.">Psalm 37:24</a>. It marks a grand step in theology when the first instance of majesty of the Divine Being is sought in His condescension to human weakness and pity for frailty and want. The heathen had seen that this was <span class= "ital">king-like</span>--<p>"Regia (crede mihi) res est succurrere lapsis."<p>OVID: <span class= "ital">Ep. de Ponto </span>11., 9, 11.<p>But they had hardly seen that it was also <span class= "ital">god-like.</span><p>For "raiseth" and "bowed down," see <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm" title="The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them that are bowed down: the LORD loves the righteous:">Psalm 146:8</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/145.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord upholdeth all that fall. Lifts them up</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>., and again "upholds" or supports them (comp. <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Psalm 37:24</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And raiseth up all those that be bowed down</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/145-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upholds</span><br /><span class="heb">סוֹמֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(sō·w·mêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prop, to lean upon, take hold of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who fall</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·p̄ə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lifts up</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zō·w·qêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2210.htm">Strong's 2210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To life, comfort</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who are bowed down.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3721.htm">Strong's 3721: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, bend down, be bent or bowed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 145:14 Yahweh upholds all who fall and raises (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/145-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 145:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 145:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>