7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Psalms 146:7–8
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Psalms 103:5–7
5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6 The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
Deuteronomy 10:17–19
17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. 18 He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. 19 So you also mus…
Psalms 145:13–15
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions. 14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to You, and You…
Psalms 140:11–13
11 May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence. 12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy. 13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
Psalms 72:3–5
3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. 4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. 5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon rema…
Psalms 69:32–34
32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived! 33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. 34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Isaiah 42:6–8
6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, 7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those…
Job 36:14–16
14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. 15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. 16 Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
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