Psalm 146:7-9

International Standard Version

⁷who brings justice for the oppressed,
and who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord frees the prisoners;
⁸the Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
    The Lord loves the righteous.
⁹The Lord stands guard over the stranger;
    he supports both widows and orphans,
        but makes the path of the wicked slippery.^[a]

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Psalm 146:9 Or treacherous

Psalm 146:7-9

New International Version

⁷He 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)
⁹The Lord watches over the foreigner^(I)
    and sustains the fatherless^(J) and the widow,^(K)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.