Psalms 146:7
Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever;
Cross References
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen [it], for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.
Psalms 68:6God maketh the solitary into families; those that were bound he bringeth out into prosperity: but the rebellious dwell in a parched [land].
Psalms 72:4He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them: Joseph was sold for a bondman.
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.
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 →