20 to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death."
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,
20 He listened to the groans of the doomed, he opened the doors of their death cells."
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 102:20
Commentary on Psalm 102:12-22
(Read Psalm 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 law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.