Psalms 102:20

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

to listen to the sighing of the prisoner, to set free those who are sentenced to death,

Berean Standard Bible:

to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

To hear{H8085} the groaning{H603} of the prisoner{H615}; to loose{H6605} those that are appointed{H1121} to death{H8546};

Cross-References (KJV):

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:

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;

Isaiah 61:1

  • ¶ 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;

Isaiah 61:3

  • 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.

2 Chronicles 33:11

  • ¶ 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.

2 Chronicles 33:13

  • 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.

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Commentary for Psalms 102:20

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8085
    There are 1072 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַע
    Transliteration: shâmaʻ
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'
    Description: a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
  2. Strong's Number: H603
    There are 469 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲנָקָה
    Transliteration: ʼănâqâh
    Pronunciation: an-aw-kaw'
    Description: from אָנַק; shrieking; crying out, groaning, sighing.
  3. Strong's Number: H615
    There are 188 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָסִיר
    Transliteration: ʼâçîyr
    Pronunciation: aw-sere'
    Description: from אָסַר; bound, i.e. a captive; (those which are) bound, prisoner.
  4. Strong's Number: H6605
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּתַח
    Transliteration: pâthach
    Pronunciation: paw-thakh'
    Description: a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve; appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
  5. Strong's Number: H1121
    There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּן
    Transliteration: bên
    Pronunciation: bane
    Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  6. Strong's Number: H8546
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּמוּתָה
    Transliteration: tᵉmûwthâh
    Pronunciation: tem-oo-thaw'
    Description: from מוּת; execution (as a doom); death, die.