Psalm 102:20

Translations

Modern

…to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Traditional

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Literal

…to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to release the sons of death;

Latin

…ut audiret gemitus compeditorum; ut solveret filios interemptorum:

Original

Hebrew

English

…to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

Notes

Psalms 102:18–22

The Lord will show mercy. Both Jews and Gentiles will worship him.

Psalms 102:1–28

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

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Psalm 79:11
May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
Psalm 146:7
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Isaiah 14:17
…who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”
2 Kings 13:22–23
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
Zechariah 9:9–12
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Ephesians 2:2–3
…in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
2 Chronicles 33:11–13
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Acts 12:6–11
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
Exodus 2:23–25
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
2 Kings 13:4
Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.

Glossary

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Topics

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Psalm 102:20

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