Bible verse
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Psalm 146:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 146.
1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
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.
9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
KJV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
ASV
Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
ERV
Which executeth judgment for the oppressed; which giveth food to the hungry: the LORD looseth the prisoners;
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