King James Version

Psalms 102:20

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:21.

לִ֭שְׁמֹעַlishmoato hearשָׁמַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֶנְקַ֣תenqatcrying outאֲנָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “crying out”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH603shriekingcrying out, groaning, sighing.אָסִ֑ירasirboundאָסִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bound”, the ordinary formH615bound, i.e. a captive(those which are) bound, prisoner.לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַlefatechato openפָּתַחpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to open”, the to-form of the verbH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […תְמוּתָֽהtemutahdeathתְּמוּתָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “death”, the ordinary formH8546execution (as a doom)death, die.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-21) To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-21) To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to hear the groaning of the fettered ones, to loosen the sons of the slain;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τοῦ στεναγμοῦ τῶν πεπεδημένων, τοῦ λῦσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν τεθανατωμένων,