Psalms 102 · Verse 20

Psalms 102:20

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
Psalms 102:20, King James Version

Psalms 102:20 in other translations

BSBto hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
WEBto hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,
ASVTo hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
YLTTo hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,
DARBYTo hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
BBEHearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;
WebsterTo hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

What does Psalms 102:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 102:19-22

19-22. For--or, "That," as introducing the statement of God's condescension. A summary of what shall be written. to loose ... appointed--or, "deliver" them (Psa 79:11).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 To hear the groaning - By sin, all the inhabitants of the earth are miserable. They have broken the Divine laws, are under the arrest of judgment, and all cast into prison, They have been tried, found guilty, and appointed to die; they groan under their chains, are alarmed at the prospect of death, and implore mercy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 102:12-22

We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the…

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Psalms 102:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִ֭שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'to hearH8085
אֶנְקַ֣ת'en.Kat[the] groaning ofH603
אָסִ֑יר'a.Sirprisoner[s]H615
לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַle.fa.Te.achto set freeH6605
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
תְמוּתָֽה\׃te.mu.TahdeathH8546

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 102:20

  • Psalms 79:11

    Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

  • Psalms 146:7

    Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

  • Isaiah 61:1-3

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Exodus 3:7

    And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  • Zechariah 9:9-12

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

  • Ephesians 2:2-3

    Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  • 2 Kings 13:22-23

    But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:11-13

    Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

  • Isaiah 14:17

    That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

  • Exodus 2:23-25

    And 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. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

  • 2 Kings 13:4

    And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

  • Acts 12:6-11

    And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
To hear.
79:11; 146:7; Ex 2:23-25; 3:7; 2Ki 13:4,22,23; Job 24:12; Isa 14:17
Isa 61:1-3; Jer 51:34,35; Zec 9:9-12
to loose.
2Ch 33:11-13; Jer 51:32-34; Ac 12:6-11
those that are appointed to. Heb. the children of.
Eph 2:2,3

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Context

  • Psalms 102:19

    For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

  • Psalms 102:20

    To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

  • Psalms 102:21

    To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

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Psalms 102:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para oir el gemido de los presos, para soltar á los sentenciados á muerte;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car il a regardé des lieux hauts de sa sainteté; des cieux l’ Éternel a considéré la terre,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Um zu hören das Seufzen des Gefangenen, um zu lösen die Kinder des Todes;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Benedicite Domino, omnes angeli ejus: potentes virtute, facientes verbum illius, ad audiendam vocem sermonum ejus.