Psa 146:9 | NET2full | STEP | The Lord protects the resident foreigner . He lifts up the fatherless and the widow , but he opposes the wicked .

Psalms 146:9

9 The Lord protects the resident foreigner.
He lifts up the fatherless and the widow, ^{▼▼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 foreigners, the fatherless, and widows. Cf. Exod 22:21; Lev 19:33-34; Deut 10:18-19; 24:14, 17; 27:19; Jer 22:3; Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5.}
but he opposes the wicked. ^{▼▼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.}