Psalm 145:14
The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Cross-references
Psalm 37:24 promises that though a person stumbles, the Lord upholds him — a specific example of God lifting the falling as stated here.
Psalm 38:6 describes being utterly bowed down — the very condition God promises here to raise up.
Psalm 94:18 personalizes this general truth: when the psalmist thought his foot slipped, God's steadfast love held him up.
Psalm 146:8 repeats the same phrase: the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, reinforcing this attribute.
Psalm 56:13 personalizes this — God delivers from stumbling, showing the same upholding care for an individual.
Psalm 147:6 adds the contrast: God lifts the humble but casts down the wicked, specifying who receives this upholding.
Psalm 42:5 expresses being cast down and the hope of restoration, aligning with God's promise to raise up the bowed down.
Psalm 119:117 turns this promise into a prayer: 'Hold me up, that I may be safe', appealing to the same upholding.
Luke 13:11-13 shows Jesus physically straightening a woman bent over for 18 years, enacting the raising up promised here.
Luke 22:32 shows Jesus praying that Peter's faith not fail and that he turn again — mirroring God's upholding and raising up.
Job 4:4 recalls Job's words upholding the stumbling — a human reflection of the divine action described here.
Isaiah 41:10 promises God's upholding to the fearful, expanding the same image of divine support to a specific covenant context.