Psalms 102:20

Authorized King James Version (1611)

To hear the groaning 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 die;
  • Ps 146:7 : 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
  • Isa 14:17 : 17 [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 ¶ The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, 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 beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
  • Jer 51:32-35 : 32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon [is] like a threshingfloor, [it is] time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. 34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, 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 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, and 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 heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth. 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water. 12 ¶ Turn you to the strong hold, 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 would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise 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 so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. 11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath 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 in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
  • Exod 2:23-25 : 23 ¶ And it came to pass in process of time, 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 looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them].
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 ¶ And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [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 the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
  • 2 Kgs 13:22-23 : 22 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD 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 the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he [was] God.
  • Job 24:12 : 12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them].

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 die;

  • Ps 102:21
    78%

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

  • Isa 42:7
    75%

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

  • Ps 146:7
    75%

    7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

  • Ps 69:33
    74%

    33For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

  • Ps 102:19
    74%

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

  • Isa 51:14
    74%

    14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.

  • Job 3:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    18[There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

    19The small and great are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.

  • Ps 107:10
    73%

    10¶ Such as sit 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 the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

  • Isa 14:17
    72%

    17[That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

  • Job 36:15
    72%

    15¶ He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

  • Ps 105:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

    20The king sent and loosed him; [even] the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

  • Ps 9:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

    13Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [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 degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

    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 praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

  • Jer 20:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, [and] seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

    13Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

  • Lam 1:20-22
    3 verses
    70%

    20Behold, O LORD; for I [am] in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine 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 called, 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 appointed to destruction.

  • Ps 10:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

    18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

  • Isa 42:22
    70%

    22But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [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%

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

  • Ps 102:17
    69%

    17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

  • Lam 3:34
    69%

    34To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

  • Ps 34:17
    69%

    17[The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

  • Isa 49:9
    69%

    9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.

  • Job 34:28
    69%

    28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

  • Job 36:8
    69%

    8And if [they be] bound in fetters, [and] be holden in cords of affliction;

  • Ps 102:5
    69%

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

  • Ps 107:14
    69%

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

  • Prov 24:11
    69%

    11¶ If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;

  • Ps 55:2
    69%

    2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

  • Ps 103:6
    69%

    6¶ The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

  • Ps 82:4
    69%

    4Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 116:3
    68%

    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 61:1
    68%

    1¶ To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [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 sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

  • Ps 20:9
    68%

    9Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.