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who executesעֹשֶׂהjusticeמִשְׁפָּטfor the oppressed,לָעֲשׁוּקִיםwho givesנֹתֵןbreadלֶחֶםto the hungry.לָרְעֵבִיםYHWHיְהוָהsets freeמַתִּירthe prisoners;אֲסוּרִים
Psalms 146:7
Study it in the app“who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives bread to the hungry. YHWH sets free the prisoners;”
YHWH does justice for the oppressed and watches over foreigner, orphan and widowJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 146:7, word by word
- who executesעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- for the oppressedעֲשׁוּקִיםashukim
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “ashukim” appears- who givesנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- to the hungryרְעֵבִיםreevim
hungry
Hungry, suffering hunger.
Where else “reevim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- sets freeמַתִּירmatir
release
To open what binds or holds: to loosen bonds, free a prisoner, let go of one's hand.
Where else “matir” appears- the prisonersאֲסוּרִיםasurim
confine
To keep someone shut up, like a prisoner.
Where else “asurim” appears
The context
6who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, who keeps truth forever,
7 · This verse (above)
8YHWH opens the eyes of the blind; YHWH makes straight those who are bent down; YHWH loves the righteous;