Midrash sa Mga Awit 145:14: Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition), Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Aggadat Bereshit & Bereshit Rabbah

R. Jochanan said: "Why is the letter Nun missing in the [alphabetical course of] Ashrei? Because the letter Nun is used for bad tidings. It is said (Amos 5, 2.) She is fallen (Nafla) and will not rise again, the virgin of Israel." In Palestine they interpret [this prophecy of Amos as good tidings] thus: She is fallen and will not fall again! Rise! virgin of Israel! R. Nachman b. Isaac said: "Even so, David indicates [the prophecy of] the Nun for the purpose of strengthening Israel, through a holy vision; for he says (Ps. 145, 14.) The Lord upholdeth all who are fallen (Noflim)."

(Gen. 29:31:) WHEN THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS HATED. This text is related (to Ps. 145:14): THE LORD UPHOLDS ALL WHO FALL AND RAISES UP ALL WHO ARE BOWED DOWN. {It is not said < in the text > "All who stand upright," but ALL WHO ARE BOWED DOWN. And does he also raise up the wicked?} R. Hiyya said: The behavior of the Holy One is not like the behavior of one who is flesh-and-blood. According to flesh-and-blood behavior, < if > one has a wealthy friend, he clings to him and pines for him; but, as soon as his power (literally: hand) declines and he becomes poor, he laughs at him. With the Holy One, however, things are not like that. As soon as he sees someone whose power is down, he gives him a hand and raises him up. Thus it is stated (ibid.): THE LORD UPHOLDS ALL WHO FALL. It is not said < in the text > "All who stand," but ALL WHO FALL. (Ibid., cont.:) AND RAISES UP ALL WHO ARE BOWED DOWN. Would you say that he also raises up the wicked, if they come to a fall? No, for it is stated (in Ps. 36:13 [12]): THERE THE EVILDOERS HAVE FALLEN; THEY ARE THRUST DOWN AND CANNOT RISE. They have fallen; there is no standing for them. Why? Because it is stated (in Ps. 35:5): < THEY SHALL BE > LIKE CHAFF BEFORE THE WIND WITH THE ANGEL OF THE LORD OVERTHROWING THEM. But those who are righteous (according to Ps. 145:14): THE LORD UPHOLDS. As soon as the Holy One saw that Leah was hated, he said: How am I to make her dear to her husband? Just look, I am raising her up and giving her children first so that she will become loved by her husband. Therefore (according to Gen. 29:31): WHEN THE LORD SAW THAT LEAH WAS HATED. Now it also says (in I Chron. 2:18): AND CALEB BEN HEZRON HAD CHILDREN BY AZUBAH, A WIFE, AND BY JERIOTH; AND THESE WERE HER SONS: JESHER, SHOBAB, AND ARDON. R. Berekhyah said: She was his wife.³²The biblical text actually states that Azubah and Jerioth were Caleb’s daughters, but Exod. R. 1:17 explains in the name of R. Johanan, “that in the case of anyone who takes a wife for the sake of heaven above (i.e., for no reason beyond producing children), he is recorded as having given birth to her.” Then why was she called Azubah? Because she was abandoned (azubah) and ugly. The Holy One said: Look, I am giving her children so that she will become beautiful through them. Thus it is stated (ibid.): AND THESE WERE HER SONS: JESHER, SHOBAB, AND ARDON. It is therefore stated (in Ps. 145:14): THE LORD UPHOLDS ALL WHO FALL AND RAISES UP ALL WHO ARE BOWED DOWN.

Chapter (48) 49: Torah [1] "And the LORD saw that Leah was hated" (Genesis 29:31). "The LORD upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down" (Psalm 145:14). The measures of the Holy One, blessed be He, are not like the measures of flesh and blood. When a wealthy person loves someone, he clings to him and bends toward him, but when he sees that person lower his hand to the poor, he does not want him anymore and casts him aside. However, the Holy One, blessed be He, when He sees a person who is bowed down and lowering his hand, He extends His hand and lifts him up, as it is said, "The LORD upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down." The verse does not say here, "The LORD upholds all who stand," but rather, "The LORD upholds all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down." Even the wicked, if they fall, He upholds them, as it is said, "The LORD upholds all who fall." "God forbid, if they fall, they have no standing, as it is said: 'The workers of iniquity have fallen; they are thrust down, and are not able to rise' (Psalms 36:13). And why? As it is said: 'They are like the chaff which the wind driveth away' (Psalms 35:5). But the righteous, even when they fall, are not cast down, for the Lord upholds their hand, as it is said: 'Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand' (Psalms 37:24). Therefore, trust in the Lord, for He supports all those who have fallen."