Psalms 145:14

New Living Translation

The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord helps all who fall;he raises up all who are oppressed.

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.

King James Version
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

English Standard Version
The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.

New Century Version
The Lord helps those who have been defeated and takes care of those who are in trouble.

New English Translation
The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

Amplified Bible
The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD supports all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.

World English Bible
Yahweh upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord vpholdeth all that fall, and lifteth vp all that are ready to fall.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh sustains all who fallAnd raises up all who are bowed down.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Contemporary English Version
When someone stumbles or falls, you give a helping hand.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai supports all who fall and lifts up all who are bent over.

Darby Translation
Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord lifts up people who have fallen. He helps those who are in trouble.

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Good News Translation
He helps those who are in trouble; he lifts those who have fallen.

Lexham English Bible
Yahweh upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Literal Translation
Jehovah upholds all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE vpholdeth all soch as shulde fall, and lifteth vp all those that be downe.

American Standard Version
Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

Bible in Basic English
The Lord is the support of all who are crushed, and the lifter up of all who are bent down.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

King James Version (1611)
The Lord vpholdeth all that fall: and raiseth vp all those that bee bowed downe.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
God vpholdeth all such as fall: and lyfteth vp all those that be bowyng downewarde.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.

English Revised Version
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord liftith vp alle that fallen doun; and reisith alle men hurtlid doun.

Update Bible Version
Yahweh upholds all that fall, And raises up all those that are bowed down.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all [those that are] bowed down.

New King James Version
The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.

New Life Bible
The Lord holds up all who fall. He raises up all who are brought down.

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh is ready to uphold all who are falling, and to raise all who are laid prostrate.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(144-14) The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

Revised Standard Version
The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

THE MESSAGE
God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ All of your works will thank you, Lord , and your faithful followers will praise you. ¹¹ They will speak of the glory of your kingdom; they will give examples of your power. ¹² They will tell about your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of your reign. ¹³ For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations. The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. ¹⁴ The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. ¹⁵ The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it. ¹⁶ When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. ¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness. ¹⁸ The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. ¹⁹ He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

upholdeth: Psalms 37:24, Psalms 94:18, Psalms 119:117, Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32

raiseth up: Psalms 38:6, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 146:8, Luke 13:11-13

Reciprocal: Job 4:4 - upholden Psalms 37:17 - Lord Psalms 56:13 - wilt Psalms 147:6 - lifteth up Isaiah 41:10 - I will uphold

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord upholdeth all that fall,.... Not all that fell in Adam, as all mankind did; nor all that fall into sin, as every man does; and therefore not those that fall into hell: but this is to be understood of the subjects of Christ's kingdom, of which the psalmist is speaking; who does that which no mortal king can do, as Aben Ezra observes: another king raises up one, and depresses another; supports one, and lets another fall: but the Lord upholds all his people and subjects with the right hand of his righteousness; though they are liable to fall into sin, and in many instances do fall, and into various temptations and afflictions; yet he sustains and upholds them, that they shall not fall finally and totally by sin, nor be overwhelmed and crushed by their heavy afflictions. Or, "all that are falling" g; he either upholds and keeps them that they shall not fall, at least so as to perish; or he holds them by his right hand when they are fallen, and raises them up again; and bears them up under all their exercises, so that they are not utterly cast down and destroyed, Psalms 37:24;

and raiseth up all [those that be] bowed down: with a body of sin, under which they groan, being burdened, and which presses them sore; with Satan's temptations, like the woman in the Gospel, bound together by him; and with various troubles and afflictions; but the Lord raises and bears them up under all, and comforts and refreshes them.

g לכל הנפלים "emnes cadentes", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord upholdeth all that fall - The word used here is a participle, literally, “The Lord sustaining;” that is, the Lord is a Sustainer or Upholder of all that fall. The allusion is to those who have no power to go of themselves; who would sink under the burdens of life if they were not supported. The idea is, that it is a characteristic of the Lord, that he does sustain such; that all such may confidently look to him to uphold them.

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down - The word here also is a participle: “he is lifting up;” that is, he is a lifter up. The reference is to those who are bent and bowed under the duties, the cares, the trials of life; who go bowed down under those burdens. God is able to strengthen them so that they can bear those burdens without being crushed under them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 145:14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall — נפלים nophelim, the falling, or those who are not able to keep their feet; the weak. He shores them up; he is their prop. No man falls through his own weakness merely; if he rely on God, the strongest foe cannot shake him.