Psalm 146:7
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7 (A)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(B)Who gives food to the hungry.
(C)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
Psalm 103:6
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6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
Psalm 68:6
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6 (A)God sets the solitary in families;
(B)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But (C)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Zechariah 9:11-12
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God Will Save His People
11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your (A)prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12 Return to the stronghold,
(B)You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore (C)double to you.
Isaiah 61:1
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The Good News of Salvation
61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up
Luke 4:18
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18 “The(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (B)set at liberty those who are [b]oppressed;
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
Psalm 142:7
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7 Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may (A)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”
Psalm 10:18
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18 To [a]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [b]oppress no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:18 vindicate
- Psalm 10:18 terrify
Acts 16:26
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26 (A)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (B)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.
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Acts 5:19
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19 But at night (A)an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
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Luke 9:17
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17 So they all ate and were [a]filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
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- Luke 9:17 satisfied
Luke 1:53
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53 He has (A)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
Malachi 3:5
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5 And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
Jeremiah 31:14
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14 I will [a]satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full
Isaiah 9:4
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4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of (A)Midian.
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark,
Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11 (A)For their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:10 boundary
Psalm 145:15-16
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15 (A)The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And (B)You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
(C)And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalm 136:25
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25 (A)Who gives food to all flesh,
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 107:14-16
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14 (A)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
15 Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
16 For He has (B)broken the gates of bronze,
And cut the bars of iron in two.
Psalm 107:9-10
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9 For (A)He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
Footnotes
- Psalm 107:10 Prisoners
Psalm 105:17-20
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17 (A)He sent a man before them—
Joseph—who (B)was sold as a slave.
18 (C)They hurt his feet with fetters,
[a]He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
(D)The word of the Lord tested him.
20 (E)The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.
Footnotes
- Psalm 105:18 His soul came into iron
Psalm 72:4
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4 (A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
Footnotes
- Psalm 72:4 crush
Psalm 12:5
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5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
Psalm 10:14-15
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14 But You have (A)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless (B)commits[a] himself to You;
(C)You are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts
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