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Psalm 146:7-9
New English Translation
Psalm 146:7-9
New English Translation
7 vindicates the oppressed,[a]
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord releases the imprisoned.
8 The Lord gives sight to the blind.
The Lord lifts up all who are bent over.[b]
The Lord loves the godly.
9 The Lord protects the resident foreigner.
He lifts up the fatherless and the widow,[c]
but he opposes the wicked.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 146:7 tn Heb “executes justice for the oppressed.”
- Psalm 146:8 tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).
- Psalm 146:9 sn God is depicted here as a just ruler. In the ancient Near Eastern world a king was responsible for promoting justice, including caring for the weak and vulnerable, epitomized by resident foreigners, the fatherless, and widows. Cf. Exod 22:21; Lev 19:33-34; Deut 10:18-19; 24:14, 17; 27:19; Jer 22:3; Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5.
- Psalm 146:9 tn Heb “he makes the way of the wicked twisted.” The “way of the wicked” probably refers to their course of life (see Prov 4:19; Jer 12:1). God makes their path tortuous in the sense that he makes them pay the harmful consequences of their actions.
Psalm 146:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 146:7-9
New International Version
7 He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)
8 the Lord gives sight(E) to the blind,(F)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(G)
the Lord loves the righteous.(H)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(I)
and sustains the fatherless(J) and the widow,(K)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
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