Psalms 146:7

Psalms 146:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:
• New International Version (NIV)He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,
• English Standard Version (ESV)who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

Context of Psalms 146:7

5How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful, vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned. 8The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly. 9The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Psalms 146:7 word by word

עֹשֶׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּ֨ט׀ לָעֲשׁוּקִ֗ים נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לָרְעֵבִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַתִּ֥יר אֲסוּרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which executethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• for the oppressedעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• which givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• to the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• loosethנָתַרnâthar · to freeH5425
• the prisonersאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631

Cross-references for Psalms 146:7

• Psalms 9:16The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)
• Psalms 10:14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
• Psalms 12:5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
• Psalms 72:4He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 103:6The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
• Isaiah 9:4For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.
• Malachi 3:5“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.
• Psalms 107:9For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food.
• Psalms 136:25to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures.
• Psalms 145:15Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.
• Jeremiah 31:14I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.”
• Luke 1:53he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
• Luke 9:17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up – twelve baskets of broken pieces.
• Psalms 68:6God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

Commentaries on Psalms 146:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed - This is the third reason why the lot of those is a happy one who trust in God. It is because he has power to pronounce and execute a right judgment or sentence in regard to the oppressed and the wronged, and because it is characteristic of his nature that he does thus execute judgment. See the notes at Psalm 103:6: “The Lord executeth right. eousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.” Which giveth food…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The psalmist encourages us to put confidence in God. We must hope in the providence of God for all we need as to this life, and in the grace of God for that which is to come. The God of heaven became a man that he might become our salvation. Though he died on the cross for our sins, and was laid in the grave, yet his thoughts of love to us did not perish; he rose again to fulfil them. When on earth, his miracles were examples of what he is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The call to praise (Psalm 146:1–2) leads to a warning against foolishness and false confidence (146:3–4). The psalm ends with a blessing for everyone who places their hope in the Lord (Psalm 146:5–7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 146

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings