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Psalm 146:8

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

6who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.
8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.
9The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.
10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
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YHWH is the subject of every sentence, drawing attention to his power to help the blind and bowed down, and his love for the righteous.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.Both passages speak of blind eyes being opened; Isaiah describes what will happen, while the psalm praises the LORD who does it.
Psalm 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.Both psalms name the LORD as the one who raises up those who are bowed down.
Psalm 11:7For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.Both passages connect the LORD's love with righteousness; Psalm 11 also declares that the LORD himself is righteous.
Exodus 4:11The LORD said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, the LORD?Both passages name the LORD in relation to sight and blindness, affirming his power over human sight.
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance …Both speak of eyes being opened; Acts connects this language with turning to God and receiving forgiveness.
Matthew 9:30Then their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”The psalm praises the LORD for opening blind eyes; Matthew records opened eyes in an encounter with Jesus.
Ephesians 1:18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the …Both use the language of sight; Ephesians speaks of enlightened hearts knowing hope, while the psalm names the blind.
Luke 13:11–13Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. She was bent over and could in no way straighten herself up.Luke describes a woman unable to straighten herself; the psalm praises the LORD who raises those bowed down.
Matthew 11:5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.Both passages name restored sight for the blind as an act of help reaching people in bodily need.
2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus,Both describe God's help for people brought low; Paul names comfort received through the coming of Titus.
John 16:27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.Both speak of God's love for people; John names the Father's love for those who love Jesus and believe he came from God.
Psalm 147:6The LORD upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.Both psalms describe the LORD sustaining people brought low, using the language of raising up and upholding.
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Encouragement

The verse gives no timetable for relief. Its praise rests on God's character: he raises those bowed down, and the righteous are loved by him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).