Psalms 146:7

146:6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

KJV

Save image

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

146:8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

What does Psalms 146:7 mean?

Psalms 146:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq).

Hebrew interlinear

Which

executethעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

for

the

oppressed:עָשַׁקʻâshaq/aw-shak'/H6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

which

givethנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

foodלֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

the

hungry.רָעֵבrâʻêb/raw-abe'/H7457hungry (more or less intensely)

The

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

loosethנָתַרnâthar/naw-thar'/H5425to jump, i.e. be violently agitated; causatively, to terrify, shake off, untie

the

prisoners:אָסַרʼâçar/aw-sar'/H631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

Topics

Poor, the Praise

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 146:7.

1 Samuel 2:5

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Leviticus 22:22

Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.

Leviticus 26:46

These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

Numbers 4:7

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: cover: or, pour out withal

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 146:7 say?

Psalms 146:7 (King James Version) reads: "Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:"

Is Psalms 146:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 146:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 146:7, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 146:7 →

← 146:6 146:8 →