Psalms

Psalm 146:6–7

⁶the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea, and everything in them.

He remains faithful forever.

⁷He executes justice for the oppressed

and gives food to the hungry.

The LORD sets the prisoners free,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Maker	עֹשֶׂ֤ה׀	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
of heaven	שָׁ֘מַ֤יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֗רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
the sea	הַיָּ֥ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in them	בָּ֑ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
He remains	הַשֹּׁמֵ֖ר	haš·šō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
faithful	אֱמֶ֣ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He executes	עֹשֶׂ֤ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֨ט׀	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
for the oppressed	לָעֲשׁוּקִ֗ים	lā·‘ă·šū·qîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
gives	נֹתֵ֣ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
food	לֶ֭חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to the hungry	לָרְעֵבִ֑ים	lā·rə·‘ê·ḇîm	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7457 hungry
The LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sets	מַתִּ֥יר	mat·tîr	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5425 spring or start up
the prisoners	אֲסוּרִֽים׃	’ă·sū·rîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H631 tie, bind, imprison

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 146:6 Exodus 20:11 · Revelation 14:7 · Psalm 136:5–6 · Psalm 100:5 · Jeremiah 32:17 · Colossians 1:16 · Genesis 1:1 · Psalm 89:2 · Psalm 95:5 · Proverbs 8:28–29 · Psalm 33:6 · Psalm 117:2

Psalm 146:7 Psalm 103:6 · Psalm 68:6 · Isaiah 61:1 · Zechariah 9:11–12 · Proverbs 22:22–23 · Luke 4:18 · Psalm 10:18 · Psalm 142:7 · Psalm 107:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.