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Psalms 145:14

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

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סוֹמֵ֣ךְsomekheholdסָמַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַנֹּפְלִ֑יםhanofelimthe fallנָפַלdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the fall”, a verb used as a describing wordH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ףvezoqefand raiseזָקַףconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and raise”, a verb used as a describing wordH2210to life, i.e. (figuratively) comfortraise (up).לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַכְּפוּפִֽיםhakfufimthe bow downכָּפַףdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the bow down”, a verb used as a describing wordH3721to curvebow down (self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

World English Bible

Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑποστηρίζει Κύριος πάντας τοὺς καταπίπτοντας, καὶ ἀνορθοῖ πάντας τοὺς κατεῤῥαγμένους.