Psalm 146

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VerseKJVBSBASV
8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
Yahwehיְהוָ֤ה׀YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

[is] openingפֹּ֘קֵ֤חַpo-KE-achH6491
to open

פָּקַח (pa.qach) 1) to open (the eyes) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to open (the eyes) 1a2) to open (the ears) 1b) (Niphal) to be opened

blind [people]עִוְרִ֗ים'iv-RIMH5787
blind

עִוֵּר (iv.ver) 1) blind 1a) blind (physically) 1b) blind (fig.)

Yahwehיְ֭הוָהYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

[is] raising upזֹקֵ֣ףzo-KEFH2210
to raise

זָקַף (za.qaph) (Qal) to raise up Aramaic equivalent: ze.qaph (זְקַף "to raise" H2211)

[those who] are bent downכְּפוּפִ֑יםke-fu-FIMH3721
to bend

כָּפַף (ka.phaph) 1) to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed 1a) (Qal) to bend down, bow down 1b) (Niphal) to bow oneself down

Yahwehיְ֝הוָ֗הYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

[is] lovingאֹהֵ֥ב'o-HEVH0157G
to love: lover

אָהֵב (a.hav) : lover 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like Also means: a.hav (אָהֵב ": friend" H0157H)

righteous [people]צַדִּיקִֽים׃tza-di-KIMH6662
righteous

צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.