Psalm 146:7
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7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;(A)
Psalm 103:6
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6 The Lord works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
Psalm 68:6
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6 God gives the desolate a home to live in;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a parched land.(A)
Isaiah 61:1
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The Good News of Deliverance
61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and release to the prisoners,(A)
Luke 4:18
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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,(A)
Zechariah 9:11-12
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11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.(A)
12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.(B)
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
Psalm 10:18
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18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed,
so that those from earth may strike terror no more.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 10.18 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 142:7
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7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.(A)
Acts 16:26
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26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.(A)
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Acts 5:19
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19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,(A)
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Luke 9:17
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17 And all ate and were filled, and what was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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Luke 1:53
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53 he has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away empty.(A)
Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Jeremiah 31:14
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14 I will give the priests their fill of fatness,
and my people shall be satisfied with my bounty,
says the Lord.(A)
Isaiah 9:4
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4 For the yoke of their burden
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.(A)
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Do not remove an ancient landmark
or encroach on the fields of orphans,(A)
11 for their vindicator[a] is strong;
he will plead their cause against you.(B)
Footnotes
- 23.11 Or redeemer
Psalm 145:15-16
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15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.(A)
16 You open your hand,
satisfying the desire of every living thing.
Psalm 136:25
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25 who gives food to all flesh,
for his steadfast love endures forever.(A)
Psalm 107:14-16
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14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds apart.(A)
15 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wonderful works to humankind.(B)
16 For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.(C)
Psalm 107:9-10
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9 For he satisfies the thirsty,
and the hungry he fills with good things.(A)
10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in misery and in irons,(B)
Psalm 105:17-20
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17 he had sent a man ahead of them,
Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.(A)
18 His feet were hurt with fetters;
his neck was put in a collar of iron;(B)
19 until what he had said came to pass,
the word of the Lord kept testing him.(C)
20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of the peoples set him free.(D)
Psalm 72:4
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4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(A)
Psalm 12:5
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5 “Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord;
“I will place them in the safety for which they long.”(A)
Psalm 10:14-15
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14 But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief,
that you may take it into your hands;
the helpless commit themselves to you;
you have been the helper of the orphan.(A)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers;
seek out their wickedness until you find none.(B)
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