Psalm 146:8 “the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are wei…”

Psalm 146:8

the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

World English Bible

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

American Standard Version

Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord giueth sight to the blinde: the Lord rayseth vp the crooked: the Lord loueth the righteous.

Darby Translation

Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;

Young's Literal Translation

Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,

Bible in Basic English

The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

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Cross references

“openeth”

Matthew 9:30 Acts 26:18 Isaiah 35:5 Ephesians 1:18 Matthew 11:5 Isaiah 42:16

Matthew 9:30 · BSB

And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”

Acts 26:18 · BSB

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Isaiah 35:5 · BSB

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

Ephesians 1:18 · BSB

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Matthew 11:5 · BSB

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Isaiah 42:16 · BSB

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not for…

“raiseth”

Psalm 145:14 Luke 13:11–13 2 Corinthians 7:6 Psalm 147:6

Psalm 145:14 · BSB

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

Luke 13:11–13 · BSB

and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.

2 Corinthians 7:6 · BSB

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

Psalm 147:6 · BSB

The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

“loveth”

Psalm 11:7 John 16:27 John 14:21–23 Deuteronomy 33:3

Psalm 11:7 · BSB

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

John 16:27 · BSB

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

John 14:21–23 · BSB

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

Deuteronomy 33:3 · BSB

Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,

9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.

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