7 executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry. 146:7 Ps 103:6; 107:9
The Lord frees prisoners. 146:7 Is 61:1
8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. 146:8 Mt 9:27–30; Jn 9:7
The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. 146:8 Lit bowed down, 146:8 Ps 145:15
The Lord loves the righteous. 146:8 Ps 11:7
9 The Lord protects resident aliens
and helps the fatherless and the widow, 146:9 Ex 22:22–23; Dt 10:18
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. 146:9 Ps 147:6