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Psalms 145:20

145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

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Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

What does Psalms 145:20 mean?

Psalms 145:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׁמַר (shâmar), אָהַב (ʼâhab).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
preservethשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
all
them
that
loveאָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
him:
but
all
the
wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
will
he
destroy.שָׁמַדshâmad/shaw-mad'/H8045to desolate

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 145:20.

Exodus 20:6

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 145:20 say?

Psalms 145:20 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy."

Is Psalms 145:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 145:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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