Psalms 146:9-10

146:9 The Lord protects those residing outside their native land;

he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, ¹ 

but he opposes the wicked. ² 

146:10 The Lord rules forever,

your God, O Zion, throughout the generations to come! ³ 

Praise the Lord!

[146:9]  ¹ sn God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by resident aliens, the fatherless, and widows.

[146:9]  ² tn Heb “he makes the way of the wicked twisted.” The “way of the wicked” probably refers to their course of life (see Prov 4:19; Jer 12:1). God makes their path tortuous in the sense that he makes them pay the harmful consequences of their actions.

[146:10]  ³ tn Heb “for a generation and a generation.”