NET Bible
"in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,"
— Psalms 102:20, NET Bible
“To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;”
“To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death; ”
“to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;”
“Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.”
“Hearing the cry of the prisoner, making free those for whom death is ordered;”
“To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;”
when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the LORD.
For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the LORD will look toward earth,
in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,
so they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,
when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the LORD.
He has taken away my strength in the middle of life; he has cut short my days.