Psalms 146:7
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
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6the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Cross References
Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Psalms 68:6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
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 →