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20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners,
and to set free those condemned to die,[a]
21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,
and praise him[b] in Jerusalem,
22 when the nations gather together,
and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:20 tn Heb “the sons of death.” The phrase “sons of death” (see also Ps 79:11) is idiomatic for those condemned to die.
  2. Psalm 102:21 tn Heb “his praise.”
  3. Psalm 102:22 tn “and the kingdoms to serve the Lord.”