To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; To hear the groaning - By sin, all the inhabitants of the earth are miserable. They have broken the Divine laws, are under the arrest of judgment, and all cast into prison, They have been tried, found guilty, and appointed to die; they groan under their chains, are alarmed at the prospect of death, and implore mercy.
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Psalms 102:20
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;