¹⁹ For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth, ²⁰ in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die, ²¹ so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

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Psalm 79:11

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

Psalm 146:7

vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

Exodus 2:23-25

During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

2 Kings 13:4

Jehoahaz asked for the Lord's mercy and the Lord responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria.

2 Kings 13:22-23

Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz's reign.

2 Chronicles 33:11-13

So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

Job 24:12

From the city the dying groan, and the wounded cry out for help, but God charges no one with wrongdoing.

Isaiah 14:17

Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?"'

Isaiah 61:1-3

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

Jeremiah 51:32-35

They will report that the fords have been captured, the reed marshes have been burned, the soldiers are terrified.

Zechariah 9:9-12

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

Acts 12:6-11

On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

Ephesians 2:2-3

in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

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