Psa 146:7
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
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The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
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}
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;
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}
Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
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,
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.
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. {oppress: or, terrify}
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}
The LORD is known {by} the judgment {which} he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. {Higgaion: that is, Meditation}
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set {him} in safety {from him that} puffeth at him. {puffeth...: or, would ensnare him}
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. {For...: or, When thou brakest}
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
He sent a man before them, {even} Joseph, {who} was sold for a servant:
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in {his} wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger {from his right}, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. {oppress: or, defraud}
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,
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set {him} in safety {from him that} puffeth at him. {puffeth...: or, would ensnare him}
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
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}
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.
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I {am} the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these {things} I delight, saith the LORD.
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon {him}, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from {his} hands.
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; {those...: Heb. the children of death}
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, {and} them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout {all} the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that {are} in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures {shall be} in all high places.