Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
to hear [the] groaning of [the] prisoner, to liberate {those destined to die},
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,
International Standard Version
to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,
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;
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 that he looked down from his holy height. Yahweh looked from heaven over [the] earth 20 to hear [the] groaning of [the] prisoner, to liberate {those destined to die}, 21 so that [they may] make known in Zion the name of Yahweh, and his praise in Jerusalem,
Cross References
Psalm 79:11
Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your {power}, spare [the] children [appointed to] death.
Psalm 146:7
[who] executes justice for the oppressed, [who] gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;
Exodus 2:23-25
{And then} during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the {Israelites} groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God.
Exodus 3:7
And Yahweh said, "Surely I have seen the misery of my people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.
2 Kings 13:4
Then Jehoahaz entreated Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Aram oppressed them.
2 Kings 13:22-23
Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
2 Chronicles 33:11-13
So Yahweh brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria upon them, and they took Manasseh captive with hooks, and they bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.
Job 24:12
From [the] city people groan, and [the] throat of [the] wounded cries for help; yet God does not {regard it as unseemly}.
Isaiah 14:17
who made [the] world like the desert and destroyed its cities, [who] would not let his prisoners go home?'
Isaiah 61:1-3
[The] Spirit of the Lord Yahweh [is] upon me, because Yahweh has anointed me, he has sent me to bring good news [to the] oppressed, to bind up {the brokenhearted}, to {proclaim} release to [the] captives and liberation to those who are bound,
Jeremiah 51:32-35
And the fords have been seized, and the reed marshes have been burned with fire, and {the soldiers} are horrified.
Zechariah 9:9-12
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he [is] righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, {the foal of} a female donkey!
Acts 12:6-11
Now when Herod was about to bring him [out], on that [very] night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.
Ephesians 2:2-3
in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,