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Psalms 146:6-9

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146:6 the one who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

who remains forever faithful, 1 

146:7 vindicates the oppressed, 2 

and gives food to the hungry.

The Lord releases the imprisoned.

146:8 The Lord gives sight to the blind.

The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. 3 

The Lord loves the godly.

146:9 The Lord protects those residing outside their native land;

he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, 4 

but he opposes the wicked. 5 

1 tn Heb “the one who guards faithfulness forever.”

2 tn Heb “executes justice for the oppressed.”

3 tn Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).

4 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 aliens, the fatherless, and widows.

5 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.



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