Psalm 146:7

Good News Translation

he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free

Cross References

Psalm 10:18

You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.

Psalm 103:6

The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.

Psalm 12:5

“But now I will come,” says the Lord, “because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for.”

Psalm 136:25

He gives food to every living creature; his love is eternal.

Psalm 142:7

Set me free from my distress; then in the assembly of your people I will praise you because of your goodness to me.

Psalm 35:10

With all my heart I will say to the Lord, “There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor.”

Psalm 68:6

He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.

Psalm 68:7

O God, when you led your people, when you marched across the desert,

Psalm 72:4

May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has revealed himself by his righteous judgments, and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

Isaiah 61:1

The Sovereign Lord has filled me with his Spirit. He has chosen me and sent me To bring good news to the poor, To heal the broken-hearted, To announce release to captives And freedom to those in prison.

Isaiah 9:4

For you have broken the yoke that burdened them and the rod that beat their shoulders. You have defeated the nation that oppressed and exploited your people, just as you defeated the army of Midian long ago.

Jeremiah 31:14

I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with empty hands.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed

Luke 9:17

They all ate and had enough, and the disciples took up twelve baskets of what was left over.

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners.

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,