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Psalms 146:8 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:


Psalms 146:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 146:89 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
פֹּ֘קֵ֤חַpōqēḥa
is openingverbH6491
עִוְרִ֗יםʿiwəriym
blind peopleadjH5787
people)
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
זֹקֵ֣ףzōqēp
is raising upverbH2210
כְּפוּפִ֑יםkəpwpiym
those who are bent downverbH3721
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֹהֵ֥בʾōhēb
is lovingverbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
צַדִּיקִֽיםṣadiyqiym
righteous peopleadjH6662
lawful · righteous
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 146:8

1. ...Behold the Psalm sounds; it is the voice of some one (and that some one are you, if you will), of some one encouraging his soul to praise God, and saying to himself, “Praise the Lord, O my soul” Psalm 145:1. For sometimes in the tribulations and temptations of this present life, whether we will or no, our soul is troubled; of which troubling he speaks in another Psalm. But to remove this troubling, he suggests joy; not as yet in reality, but in hope; and says to it when…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 146 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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