Psalms 103:6
The LORD executeth righteousness, and acts of justice for all that are oppressed.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
In Context
5Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; so that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
7He made known His ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.
Psalms 9:9(9-10) The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
Psalms 12:5(12-6) 'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.'
Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 109:31Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.
Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor blasphemeth his Maker; but he that is gracious unto the needy honoureth Him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:2-6
Cheerful Praise. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites… Read the whole commentary →