Psalms 146:8

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

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In The King James Version

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

In Context

7Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

9The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:3All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.

Psalms 145:14The Lord is the support of all who are crushed, and the lifter up of all who are bent down.

Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears which are stopped will be open.

Isaiah 42:18Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.

Matthew 11:5The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Luke 18:41What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 146:6-10

Encouragement to Trust in God. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: 8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous: 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow:… Read the whole commentary →

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