Psalms 146:7
Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
6Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is; who keepeth truth for ever;
Cross References
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
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 68:6(68-7) God maketh the solitary to dwell in a house; He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; the rebellious dwell but in a parched land.
Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
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 →