Psalms 147:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 147:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 147:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 147:6 — KJV
“The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.”
— Psalms 147:6 (KJV)
Psalms 147:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 147:6
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 147:6: lord, wicked, down
“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth...: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it”
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“And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”
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“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness”
Shares key themes with Psalms 147:6: lord, casteth, wicked
“The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. brought...: Heb. made to touch”
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