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Psalms 146:7

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

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed () - i:e., for His own people when oppressed.

Which giveth food to the hungry - (; ; .)

The Lord looseth the prisoners. is the prayer, "Bring my soul out of prison:" this is the answer (; ).

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See also Psalms 146:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 146:7. _WHICH EXECUTETH JUDGMENT FOR THE OPPRESSED_] For those who suffer by violence or _calumny_. This may refer to the Israelites, who suffered much by _oppression_ from the _Babylonia...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHICH EXECUTETH JUDGMENT FOR THE OPPRESSED - This is the third reason why the lot of those is a happy one who trust in God. It is because he has power to pronounce and execute a right judgment or sent...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PSALM 144-150 THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS The five Psalms with which this marvellous book closeth are all Psalms of praise. The word “praise” is found in the Hebrew thirty-seven times. Each one of these Ps...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CXLVI. This Ps., like the remaining Pss. to the end of the Psalter, begins and closes with the word Hallelujah (Praise Yah). These Pss. may originally have formed a collection by themselves. The theme...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FOOD. Hebrew bread. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), App-6, for food in general. THE. No Art. in Hebrew...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Illustrations of Jehovah's beneficent action, not without allusion to the circumstances of Israel. Observe how these Divine works were literally manifested in Christ's miracles. 7 _a_is abbreviated fr...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 745 THE EXTENT OF CHRIST’S COMPASSION Psalms 146:7. _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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 146 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Twelve Reasons for Trusting in Jehovah. ANALYSIS Having, in Response to the Public Reader's Invitation, stirred up his Own Soul to Praise Jehovah all his Life Long (Psa...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Here begins the final group, Psalms 146-150, known as the 'Hallelujah' Pss., because each begins and ends with that word, meaning, 'Praise ye the Lord.' They sum up the joy of the returned exiles, and...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ *TRUST ONLY IN GOD PSALMS 146 THE FIRST *HALLELUJAH PSALM Jesus said, "*Believe also in me" ...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    Comp. Psalms 103:6; Psalms 104:27; Psalms 107:9; Psalms 136:25; Isai

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עֹשֶׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּ֨ט ׀ לָ † עֲשׁוּקִ֗ים נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 146:1 THE long-drawn music of the Psalter closes with five Hallelujah psalms, in which, with constantly swelling diapason, all themes of praise are pealed forth, until the melodious thunder of...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

      THE LORD LOVETH THE RIGHTEOUS Psalms 146:1-10 This and the four following psalms are the “Hallelujah” Psalms. Each begins with that word. They were probably composed for use in the second Temple....

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We now come to the final psalms of adoration, each one of which opens and closes with the great call to praise. “Hallelujah, praise the Lord.” The theme of this first is that of the sufficiency of God...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Which executeth judgment (e) for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: (e) Whose faith and patience for a while he tries but at length he punishes the advers...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Praise. Literally, "confession," (Haydock) including both compunction and praise. (Berthier)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    There can be no hesitation to determine to whom these verses refer. The God of Jacob, is God's Covenant name in Christ. And the offices that covenant God hath performed, and is performing, as plainly...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    7._Rendering right_, _etc_. He instances other kinds both of the power and goodness of God, which are just so many reasons why we should hope in him. All of them bear upon the point, that the help of...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 146 introduces the full final praises: the first, the outpouring of the heart in praise to Him as the God of Jacob, celebrating what He is, and the comfort of trusting Him, the Creator, the Hel...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WHICH EXECUTETH JUDGMENT FOR THE OPPRESSED,.... All judgment being committed to Christ as Mediator, he executes it on the behalf of his oppressed ones, and breaks in pieces their oppressors; being opp...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: Ver. 7. _Which executeth judgment_] _Vindicat violatos._ This should draw custom and compa...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Which executeth judgment for the oppressed_ Who doth not slight nor forget the cries of his grieved subjects; but in due time asserts the right of those who are oppressed, and can find no relief in o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    A HALLELUJAH TO THE TRUE HELPER. This psalm, whose author is not known, is the first of the five Hallelujah Psalms with which the psalter closes, an invitation to praise the Lord for the merciful and...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    which executeth judgment for the oppressed, proving Himself the Champion of those who are suffering from oppression; WHICH GIVETH FOOD TO THE HUNGRY, supplying all men with their daily bread, manifest...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-10 The psalmist encourages us to put confidence in God. We must hope in the providence of God for all we need as to this life, and in the grace of God for that which is to come. The God of heaven b...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 146:7 executes H6213 (H8802) justice H4941 oppressed H6231 (H8803) gives H5414 (H8802) food H3899 hungry...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 146:1. _Praise ye the LORD._ Or, «Hallelujah.» I am sorry to see that great word, Hallelujah, Hallelu-Jah, praise to Jah, Jehovah, become so hackneyed as it is, by talk about «Hallelujah lasse...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The psalmist engages himself to praise God and exhorts others to trust and praise Him. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: There should be no exemption from the service of praising God....

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This, and the two following, are called the Hallelujah psalms of Haggai and of Zechariah the prophets, being composed after the captivity. Psalms 146:10. _The Lord shall reign for ever; even thy God,...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord looseth the prisoners._ THE LORD’S FAMOUS TITLES There are five famous titles of God here. I. Emancipator. He looseth those in mental, moral, and spiritual bondage. II. Illuminator. The L...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Praise ye the Lord._ HALLELUJAH I. The grandest resolution (verses 1, 2). 1. The author’s belief in the existence of his soul. When this conviction comes, the whole universe is transfigured, and G...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 146:1. Because God rules everything, his suffering people can have hope. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 146:5 Yahweh, THE GOD OF JACOB, is the one WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM (words from...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION In the Hebrew this Psalm has no superscription. The Septuagint has the superscription, “Hallelujah. Of Haggai and Zechariah;” and is followed in this respect by the Vulgate and the Syriac...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE psalter ends with a cluster of "Hallelujah Psalms," five in number, all of them both beginning and ending with the phrase. In the Hebrew none of them has any" title;" but it is generall...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now the final psalms or the Hallel psalms. They begin with hallelujah and end with hallelujah in the Hebrew. Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live I will praise the LORD: I will...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 16:26; Acts 5:19; Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 9:4; Jeremiah 31:14;...

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