Psalm 79:11

Translations

Modern

May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Traditional

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

Literal

Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; by the greatness of Your power, preserve the sons of death.

Latin

Introëat in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum; secundum magnitudinem brachii tui posside filios mortificatorum:

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Hebrew

English

May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Notes

Psalms 79:9–11

The people ask God to rescue them. Although Israel’s sins caused the tragedy, the pagan nations must also be held responsible for the bloodshed.

Psalms 79:1–13

This lament describes the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Israel’s early history of rebellion, described in Psalm 78, angered God. As a result, Zion was destroyed. The temple was defiled, and the bodies of the dead lay across the land.

The psalmist then prays for forgiveness and rescue (Psalm 79:8–9) and asks God to repay the nation's enemies (Psalm 79:12–13). Other psalms lamenting the exile include Psalms 42–44, 102, 107, 126, and 137.

Related verses

Psalm 102:20
…to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
Isaiah 42:7
…to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
Psalm 146:6–7
…the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He remains faithful forever.
Isaiah 33:2
O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
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.”
Exodus 2:23–24
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.
Psalm 69:33
For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Numbers 14:17–19
So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

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