Psalms 102:20

¹⁸ Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

¹⁹ For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth

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

²¹ that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem,

²² when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
KJV: To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
WEB: to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,
ASV: To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
DARBY: To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
BLB: to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to release the sons of death;

ÅB: for å høre den fangnes sukk, for å løse dødens barn,
OTB: For å lytte til fangens stønner,
For å frigjøre dem som er dømt til døden,
B1930: for å høre den fangnes sukk, for å løse dødens barn,

Psalms 79:11
May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.
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Psalms 146:7
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
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Isaiah 61:1–3
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
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Exodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
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Zechariah 9:9–12
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
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Ephesians 2:2–3
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
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2 Kings 13:22–23
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
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2 Chronicles 33:11–13
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
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