Psalms 102:20

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Ps 79:11 : 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;
  • Ps 146:7 : 7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
  • Isa 14:17 : 17 that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
  • Jer 51:32-35 : 32 and the passages are seized, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 33 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing-floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her. 34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed [ me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out. 35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and, My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.
  • Zech 9:9-9 : 9 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, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 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 nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11 As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water. 12 Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
  • Acts 12:6-9 : 6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. 10 And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
  • Eph 2:2-3 : 2 wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; 3 among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--
  • Exod 2:23-25 : 23 And it came to pass in the course of those many days, 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. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge [of them] .
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
  • 2 Kgs 13:4 : 4 And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.
  • 2 Kgs 13:22-23 : 22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 But Jehovah 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 Chr 33:11-13 : 11 Wherefore Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed unto him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Jehovah he was God.
  • Job 24:12 : 12 From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 79:11
    82%

    11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;

  • Ps 102:21
    78%

    21That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;

  • Isa 42:7
    75%

    7to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

  • Ps 146:7
    75%

    7Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

  • Ps 69:33
    74%

    33For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

  • Ps 102:19
    74%

    19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

  • Isa 51:14
    74%

    14The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die [and go down] into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

  • Job 3:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

    19The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.

  • Ps 107:10
    73%

    10Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron,

  • Ps 102:1
    73%

    1[A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah]. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee.

  • Isa 14:17
    72%

    17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?

  • Job 36:15
    72%

    15He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

  • Ps 105:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him.

    20The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

  • Ps 9:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.

    13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction [which I suffer] of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1[A Song of Ascents]. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.

    2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

  • Ps 142:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.

    7Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.

  • Jer 20:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

    13Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

  • Lam 1:20-22
    3 verses
    70%

    20Behold, O Jehovah; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

    21They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.

    22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Prov 31:8
    70%

    8Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

  • Ps 10:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

    18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

  • Isa 42:22
    70%

    22But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

  • Ps 33:19
    70%

    19To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

  • Ps 149:8
    70%

    8To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron;

  • Isa 61:1
    70%

    1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;

  • Ps 102:17
    69%

    17He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.

  • Lam 3:34
    69%

    34To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,

  • Ps 34:17
    69%

    17[ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

  • Isa 49:9
    69%

    9saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

  • Job 34:28
    69%

    28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

  • Job 36:8
    69%

    8And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;

  • Ps 102:5
    69%

    5By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.

  • Ps 107:14
    69%

    14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And brake their bonds in sunder.

  • Prov 24:11
    69%

    11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

  • Ps 55:2
    69%

    2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

  • Ps 103:6
    69%

    6Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

  • Ps 82:4
    69%

    4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 116:3
    68%

    3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 61:1
    68%

    1[For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David]. Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.

  • Isa 24:22
    68%

    22And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    68%

    6The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

  • Ps 20:9
    68%

    9Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.