Psalms 102:20
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Updated King James 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 has looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
21To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
Cross References
Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in process of time, 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 your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land which you have given us, as you sware unto our fathers, a land that flows with milk and honey.
2 Kings 13:22But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
Job 24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded cries out: yet God lays not folly to them.
Psalms 146:7Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, 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 →