Psalm 146:8
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
Cross-reference
Psalm 11:7 affirms that the Lord loves righteousness and beholds the upright, directly paralleling His love for the righteous in Psalm 146:8.
Psalm 145:14 uses nearly identical language: the Lord raises the bowed down, reinforcing the same promise of divine help for the humble.
Psalm 147:6 echoes the same lifting action, adding that God humbles the wicked — reinforcing God's care for the lowly.
Psalm 12:5 also shows God rising to protect the oppressed — a parallel divine intervention for the vulnerable, though with different imagery.
Luke 18:42 has Jesus command sight — a direct parallel fulfillment of God opening blind eyes as in the Psalm.
Luke 13:11-13 shows Jesus healing a bent-over woman, directly fulfilling the Lord lifting the bowed down — a physical demonstration of Psalm 146:8.
Isaiah 35:5 directly echoes 'the eyes of the blind shall be opened' — a parallel promise of God's restorative power.
John 9:7-33 narrates Jesus healing a man born blind — a extended parallel showing God's power to open blind eyes.
Matthew 9:30 shows Jesus opening blind eyes — a direct parallel to God's action in the Psalm, confirming Jesus as God's agent.
Matthew 11:5 lists 'the blind receive their sight' as proof of the Messiah — a fulfillment parallel to the Psalm's promise.
Luke 18:43 shows a blind man receiving sight and praising God — a specific instance of the LORD opening eyes as declared in the psalm.
Luke 7:22 lists 'the blind receive sight' as proof of Jesus' messianic work — fulfilling the action credited to God in Psalm 146:8.
Luke 4:18 quotes Isaiah's 'recovery of sight for the blind' — Jesus applies to himself the divine mission praised in Psalm 146:8.
Mark 10:52 records Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus — a direct enactment of 'the LORD opens the eyes of the blind' from Psalm 146:8.
Matthew 20:30 presents two blind men crying out to Jesus — the same category of people whose eyes the LORD opens in the psalm.
Isaiah 42:7 uses the identical phrase 'open eyes that are blind' — the Servant's mission mirrors God's action praised in the psalm.
Proverbs 15:9 directly states God loves those who pursue righteousness — echoing the exact sentiment 'the LORD loves the righteous' from the psalm.
John 10:21 asks if a demon can open blind eyes — implying only God can, affirming Psalm 146:8's statement that the LORD does this.
Exodus 4:11 declares God's sovereignty in making the blind as well as the seeing, complementing the healing action in Psalm 146:8.
2 Corinthians 7:6 applies the principle to emotional comfort: God raises the downcast by sending encouragement, mirroring the lifting of the bowed.
Ephesians 1:18 prays for enlightened hearts — a spiritual parallel to the Psalm's physical healing of blind eyes.
Acts 26:18 describes Paul's mission to 'open their eyes' spiritually — a parallel to God's physical healing, now applied to spiritual sight.
John 14:21-23 defines loving God as keeping commandments, linking to the Lord's love for the righteous — those who obey.
Isaiah 42:16 describes God leading the blind — a parallel theme of divine guidance for the helpless, though not explicitly opening eyes.
John 16:27 shows the Father's love for believers, echoing the Lord's love for the righteous in Psalm 146:8.
Deuteronomy 33:3 declares God's love for His people, broadening the specific love for the righteous in Psalm 146:8 to all His saints.