Psalms 102:20

102:19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; those: Heb. the children of death

KJV

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

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

102:21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

What does Psalms 102:20 mean?

Psalms 102:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ), אֲנָקָה (ʼănâqâh), אָסִיר (ʼâçîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

the

groaningאֲנָקָהʼănâqâh/an-aw-kaw'/H603shrieking

the

prisoner;אָסִירʼâçîyr/aw-sere'/H615bound, i.e. a captive

looseפָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

those

that

are

appointedבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a 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.)

death;תְּמוּתָהtᵉmûwthâh/tem-oo-thaw'/H8546execution (as a doom)

those:

Heb.

the

children

death

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 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; thy: Heb. thine arm preserve: Heb. reserve the children of death

Genesis 30:22

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:20 say?

Psalms 102:20 (King James Version) reads: "To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; those: Heb. the children of death"

Is Psalms 102:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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