Psalms 146:7
Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:
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6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keeps truth for ever:
Cross References
Psalms 10:14You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him.
Psalms 68:6God sets the solitary in families: he brings out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Psalms 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in two.
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 →