Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Holman Bible
to set free those condemned to die,
A Conservative Version
to hear the sighing of the prisoner, to loose those who are appointed to death,
American Standard Version
To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
Amplified
To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,
Darby Translation
To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
Julia Smith Translation
To hear the groaning of the bound; to loose the sons of death.
King James 2000
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Lexham Expanded Bible
to hear [the] groaning of [the] prisoner, to liberate {those destined to die},
Modern King James verseion
to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to set free the sons of death;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that he may hear the mournings of such as be in captivity, and deliver the children that are appointed unto death,
NET Bible
in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,
New Heart English Bible
to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;
The Emphasized Bible
To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To set free, them who were appointed to death.
Webster
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
World English Bible
to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;
Youngs Literal Translation
To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,
Themes
Prisoners » Of war » Consolations for
Prisons » Persons confined in » Often subjected to extreme suffering
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 102:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Affliction In Light Of Eternity
19 For when he looked down from his holy heights the LORD looked over the earth from heaven 20 to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death, 21 so they would declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem,
Cross References
Psalm 79:11
Let the cries of the prisoners reach you. With the strength of your power, release those condemned to death.
Psalm 146:7
who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;
Exodus 2:23-25
The king of Egypt eventually died, and the Israelis groaned because of the bondage. They cried out, and their cry for deliverance from slavery ascended to God.
Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, "I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their slave masters. I really do understand their pain,
2 Kings 13:4
But Jehoahaz sought the LORD, and the LORD paid attention to him, because the LORD had been watching the oppression that Israel was enduring from the king of Aram.
2 Kings 13:22-23
Meanwhile, King Hazael of Aram had been oppressing Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,
2 Chronicles 33:11-13
so the LORD brought in the army commanders who worked for the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him in bronze chains, and took him off to Babylon.
Job 24:12
From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
Isaiah 14:17
who made the world like a desert, who destroyed its cities, who would not open the jails for his prisoners?'
Isaiah 61:1-3
"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;
Jeremiah 51:32-35
The fords have been captured, and the marshes burned with fire. The soldiers are terrified.
Zechariah 9:9-12
"Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; cry out, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is able to save. He is humble, and is riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Acts 12:6-11
That very night, before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, and guards in front of the door were watching the prisoners.
Ephesians 2:2-3
that you once practiced as you lived according to the ways of this present world and according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now active in those who are disobedient.