The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, ¹  but he opposes the wicked. ² 

biblegateway Psa 146:9

The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

The LORD protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.

The LORD protects foreigners. The LORD gives relief to orphans and widows. But he keeps wicked people from reaching their goal.

biblegateway Psa 146:9

The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

bibleoremus Psa 146:9

The LORD watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

and protects the stranger in the land; the LORD gives support to the fatherless and the widow, but thwarts the course of the wicked.

biblegateway Psa 146:9

The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

biblegateway Psa 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 

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.

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.