Psalms 146:9 - Exposition

The Lord preserveth the strangers . God's goodness leads him not only to protect the righteous, but also to lend his special help to the weak and afflicted classes. "The stranger, the fatherless, and the widow" are constantly mentioned in the Old Testament as peculiar objects of the Divine care ( Exodus 22:21 , Exodus 22:22 ; Le 19:33, 34; Deuteronomy 10:18 ; Job 29:12 ; Psalms 82:3 ; Isaiah 1:28 ; Jeremiah 7:6 , etc.). He relieveth the fatherless and widow ; or, "upholdeth" (see the Revised Version). But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down (comp. Psalms 145:20 ). His merciful protection of his saints leads him to overthrow the goings of the wicked, who are their enemies.