Psalms 146:7 · KJV
“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”
— Psalms 146:7
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein {is}: which keepeth truth for ever:
The LORD openeth {the eyes of} the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Psalms 146 — Context
Happy {is he} that {hath} the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope {is} in the LORD his God:
6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein {is}: which keepeth truth for ever:
7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8The LORD openeth {the eyes of} the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Cross References
Psalms 103:6
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Psalms 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry {land}. {in families: Heb. in a house}
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD {is} upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to {them that are} bound;
Proverbs 22:22-23
Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Zechariah 9:11-12
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein {is} no water. {by...: or, whose covenant is by blood}
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord {is} upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Psalms 142:7
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Psalms 10:18
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. {oppress: or, terrify}