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Psalm 146:7-9
Expanded Bible
Psalm 146:7-9
Expanded Bible
7 He does ·what is fair [justice] for those who have been ·wronged [oppressed; exploited].
He gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free.
8 The Lord ·gives sight to [opens the eyes of] the blind.
The Lord lifts up people who are ·in trouble [bowed down; 145:14].
The Lord loves ·those who do right [the righteous].
9 The Lord ·protects [guards] the ·foreigners [sojourners].
He ·defends [supports] the orphans and widows [C the socially vulnerable],
but he ·blocks [frustrates] the way of the wicked.
Psalm 146:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 146:7-9
New International Version
7 He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)
8 the Lord gives sight(E) to the blind,(F)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(G)
the Lord loves the righteous.(H)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(I)
and sustains the fatherless(J) and the widow,(K)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 146:7-9
King James Version
Psalm 146:7-9
King James Version
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: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
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