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

5Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in Adonai his God, 6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps truth forever, who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives bread to the hungry. Adonai sets the prisoners free. 8Adonai opens the eyes of the blind. Adonai raises up those who are bowed down. Adonai loves the righteous. 9Adonai protects outsiders, upholds the fatherless and the widow, but thwarts the way of 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 nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot.
• Psalms 10:14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
• Psalms 12:5They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 103:6Adonai executes justice— judgments for all who are oppressed.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,
• Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or encroach on fields of the fatherless,
• Isaiah 9:4For every stomping boot quaking and cloak rolled in blood will be for burning— fuel for the fire.
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Psalms 107:9for He satisfies the thirsty soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
• Psalms 136:25who gives food to all flesh, for His lovingkindness endures forever.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food on time.
• Jeremiah 31:14Thus says Adonai: “A voice is heard in Ramah —lamentation and bitter weeping— Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
• Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things and sent away the rich empty-handed.
• Luke 9:17Then they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of the fragments.
• Psalms 68:6A father of orphans, defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.

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