Parallel Verses

Amplified


Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.

New American Standard Bible

Who executes justice for the oppressed;
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners.

International Standard Version

who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;

A Conservative Version

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. LORD releases the prisoners.

American Standard Version

Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

Bible in Basic English

Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

Darby Translation

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

Julia Smith Translation

He did judgment for the oppressed; he gave bread to the hungering: Jehovah loosed those being bound.

King James 2000

Who executes justice for the oppressed: who gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

Lexham Expanded Bible

[who] executes justice for the oppressed, [who] gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;

Modern King James verseion

who carries out judgment for the mistreated; who gives food to the hungry. Jehovah lets the prisoners loose;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong; who feedeth the hungry. The LORD looseth men out of prison;

NET Bible

vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

New Heart English Bible

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

The Emphasized Bible

Who executeth justice for the oppressed, who giveth food to the famishing, Yahweh, who liberateth prisoners;

Webster

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

World English Bible

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

Youngs Literal Translation

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

to the hungry
רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 19

The Lord

Usage: 0

נתר 
Nathar 
Usage: 8

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Help

6
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them,
Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
7 
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.
8
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].


Cross References

Psalm 68:6


God makes a home for the lonely;
He leads the prisoners into prosperity,
Only the stubborn and rebellious dwell in a parched land.

Psalm 103:6


The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all the oppressed.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,

Psalm 9:16


The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.

Psalm 10:14-15


You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 10:18


To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.

Psalm 12:5


“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

Psalm 72:4


May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,

Psalm 105:17-20


He sent a man before them,
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

Psalm 107:9-10


For He satisfies the parched throat,
And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.

Psalm 107:14-16


He brought them out of darkness and the deep (deathly) darkness
And broke their bonds apart.

Psalm 136:25


Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Psalm 142:7


“Bring my soul out of prison (adversity),
So that I may give thanks and praise Your name;
The righteous will surround me [in triumph],
For You will look after me.”

Psalm 145:15-16


The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],
And You give them their food in due time.

Proverbs 22:22-23


Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

Proverbs 23:10-11


Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],

Isaiah 9:4


For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders,
The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.

Jeremiah 31:14


“I will fully satisfy the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” says the Lord.

Zechariah 9:11-12


As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood]
I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.

Luke 1:53


He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.

Luke 4:18


The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

Luke 9:17

They all ate and were [completely] satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were [abundant and were] picked up—twelve baskets full.

Acts 5:19

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and leading them out, he said,

Acts 16:26

suddenly there was a great earthquake, so [powerful] that the very foundations of the prison were shaken and at once all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

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