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Berean Standard Bible

“The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.”

Psalms 146:9

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Psalm 146 praises the LORD who keeps faith forever, executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. It lists several of his saving actions.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

King James Version (KJV)

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Jehová guarda á los extranjeros; al huérfano y á la viuda levanta; y el camino de los impíos trastorna.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor protege al extranjero, y cuida al huérfano y a la viuda pero desbarata los planes de los malvados.

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