Psalm 146:7

New English Translation

vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

Cross References

Psalm 10:18

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

Psalm 103:6

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

Psalm 12:5

“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

Psalm 136:25

to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures.

Psalm 142:7

Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.

Psalm 35:10

With all my strength I will say, “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

Psalm 68:6

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

Psalm 68:7

O God, when you lead your people into battle, when you march through the desert, (Selah)

Psalm 72:4

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

Isaiah 9:4

For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.

Jeremiah 31:14

I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.”

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Luke 1:53

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

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

Luke 9:17

They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up – twelve baskets of broken pieces.

Acts 16:26

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.

Acts 5:19

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,