Psalms 146:7 - Exposition

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed (comp. Psalms 103:6 , "The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed"). Israel's history was an ample comment on this text. Which giveth food to the hungry (comp. Psalms 145:15 , Psalms 145:16 , and the comment ad loc .). The Lord looseth the prisoners . Either captive nations, as Israel; or individuals, as Jeremiah from his dungeon ( Jeremiah 37:16 , Jeremiah 37:17 ), Daniel from the lions' den ( Daniel 6:23 ), Peter from his prison-house ( Acts 12:7-10 ), and the like. Deliverance from the bands of sin may also be intended.