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Psalm 145:14

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

12to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.
14The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
16You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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Falling and being bowed down are the very conditions in which this song of God’s kingdom describes his care, making weakness part of its praise.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the …Both passages name God as the one who upholds, with Isaiah expressing that help as a promise to those addressed.
Psalm 37:17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.Both passages say the LORD upholds people; Psalm 37 names the righteous, while Psalm 145 describes those who fall.
Psalm 146:8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.Both psalms declare that the LORD raises up those who are bowed down.
Psalm 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for the LORD holds him up with his hand.Both passages connect falling or stumbling with the LORD’s support, and Psalm 37 pictures him holding someone with his hand.
Psalm 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.Psalm 94 recounts the LORD’s help when a foot was slipping, echoing Psalm 145’s declaration that he upholds those who fall.
Luke 22:31–32The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,The shared thread is vulnerability: the psalm describes falling, while Jesus warns Simon of Satan’s demand to sift the disciples.
Luke 13:11–13Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.The psalm describes people bowed down; Luke describes a woman bent over, unable to straighten herself.
Job 4:4Your words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble knees firm.Both describe support for someone falling; the psalm names the LORD, while Job’s passage speaks of help through human words.
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Encouragement

You do not have to stand tall before seeking God’s help. YHWH whose kingdom endures is the one who upholds those who fall.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).