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Psalms 103:6
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David (or the psalmist) speaks to his own soul in a personal act of remembrance and praise, moving from God's care for the individual's body (v. 5) to God's public justice (v. 6).
The words — עֹשֵׂה ('o.Seh) is a participle, "one who is doing," marking God's justice as ongoing activity rather than a single past act.
The thread — Psalms 146:7 repeats the same verb and object ("He executes justice for the oppressed"); Psalms 9:9 and 12:5 add the motif of the LORD as refuge and advocate for the same group.
Why it lands — Placing personal renewal (v. 5) directly before public justice (v. 6) refuses to let the reader treat God's care as merely private; it asks whether one's praise includes the oppressed or only the self.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Cross-references
- Psalms 12:5 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Psalms 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Psalms 146:7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
- Psalms 72:12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Proverbs 14:31 Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Deuteronomy 24:14 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
- Psalms 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Micah 2:1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?