Psalms 146:7
He makes sure the oppressed receive justice. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.
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Psalms 10:14But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. Take it into your own hands. The helpless trust in you; you defend the orphans.
Psalms 12:5“Because of the violence the helpless have suffered, and because of the groans of the poor, I will rise up to defend them,” says the Lord. “I will give them the protection they have been longing for.”
Psalms 68:6God gives those who are abandoned a family to live with. He sets prisoners free with celebration. But those who rebel live in a desert wasteland.
Psalms 72:4May he defend the poor and save their children, may he crush those who oppress them.
Psalms 105:17Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of complete darkness, he broke their chains to pieces.
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 →