Psalms 146:7
For the wronged he executes justice; he gives bread to the hungry; the Lord releases the prisoners.
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6the Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them. He remains eternally loyal.
Cross References
Psalms 10:14You have seen the trouble and sorrow; you mark it all, and will take it in hand. The hapless can count on you, helper of orphans.
Psalms 12:5“The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; so now I will act,” the Lord declares “And place them in the safety they long for.”
Psalms 68:6God brings home the lonely, he leads forth the prisoner to comfort, so that none but the rebel lives cheerless.
Psalms 72:4The weak may he help to their rights, may he save the sons of the needy and crush the oppressor in pieces.
Psalms 105:17he sent before them a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
Psalms 107:14Out of darkness and gloom he brought them, and burst 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 →