Psalms 146:7

5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.

He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
KJV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
WEB
who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
ASV
Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
DARBY
Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
BLB
doing justice for the oppressed, giving bread to the hungry. YHWH [is] the One freeing those who are bound;
ÅB
som hjelper de undertrykte til deres rett, som gir de hungrige brød. Herren løser de bundne,
OTB
Han som gir rettferdighet til de undertrykte;
Han som gir mat til de sultne.
Herren setter fangene fri.
B1930
som hjelper de undertrykte til deres rett, som gir de hungrige brød. Herren løser de bundne,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 103:6

    The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

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  • Psalms 68:6

    God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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  • Proverbs 22:22–23

    Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

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  • Zechariah 9:11–12

    As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

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  • Luke 4:18

    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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  • Psalms 142:7

    Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

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  • Psalms 10:18

    to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

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