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Psalms 146:8

146:7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

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Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them that are bowed down: the LORD loves the righteous:

146:9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

What does Psalms 146:8 mean?

Psalms 146:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), פָּקַח (pâqach), עִוֵּר (ʻivvêr).

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The
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
openethפָּקַחpâqach/paw-kakh'/H6491to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant
the
eyes
of
the
blind:עִוֵּרʻivvêr/iv-vare'/H5787blind (literally or figuratively)
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
raisethזָקַףzâqaph/zaw-kaf'/H2210to life, i.e. (figuratively) comfort
them
that
are
bowed
down:כָּפַףkâphaph/kaw-faf'/H3721to curve
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
lovethאָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
the
righteous:צַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 146:8.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Isaiah 42:7

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Psalms 145:14

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

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What does Psalms 146:8 say?

Psalms 146:8 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:"

Is Psalms 146:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 146:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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