Psalm 103:6

Modern

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

Traditional

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Literal

YHWH is doing righteousness and justice for all being oppressed.

Latin

…faciens misericordias Dominus, et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.

Hebrew

English

The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

The psalmist offers praise for the Lord’s goodness.

This psalm celebrates the Lord’s perfection, compassion, forgiveness, and goodness.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 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.”
Psalm 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalm 146:7
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Psalm 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 24:14–15
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.
Psalm 109:31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Proverbs 22:22–23
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Micah 2:1–3
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?
Micah 3:2–4
You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
James 5:1–6
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.