Psalms 102:20
To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
In Context
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
21That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;
Cross References
Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Deuteronomy 26:15Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the ground which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
2 Kings 13:22And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
Job 24:12From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.
Psalms 146:7Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:13-23
The Future Glory of Zion. 12 But thou, O Lord , shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord , and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise… Read the whole commentary →