Psalms

Psalm 102:19–21

¹⁹For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary;

the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth

²⁰to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to release those condemned to death,

²¹that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion

and praise Him in Jerusalem,

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He looked down	הִ֭שְׁקִיף	hiš·qîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8259 overhang, look out and down
from the heights	מִמְּר֣וֹם	mim·mə·rō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4791 height
of His sanctuary	קָדְשׁ֑וֹ	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gazed out	הִבִּֽיט׃	hib·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
from heaven	מִשָּׁמַ֤יִם׀	miš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
earth	אֶ֬רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to hear	לִ֭שְׁמֹעַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
a prisoner’s	אָסִ֑יר	’ā·sîr	Noun - masculine singular	H615 bondman, prisoner
groaning	אֶנְקַ֣ת	’en·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H603 crying, groaning
to release	לְ֝פַתֵּ֗חַ	lə·p̄at·tê·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6605 open
those condemned	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to death	תְמוּתָֽה׃	ṯə·mū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8546 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that they may proclaim	לְסַפֵּ֣ר	lə·sap·pêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5608 count
the name	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in Zion	בְּ֭צִיּוֹן	bə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
and praise Him	וּ֝תְהִלָּת֗וֹ	ū·ṯə·hil·lā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8416 praise, song of praise
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 102:19 Deuteronomy 26:15 · Psalm 14:2 · 1 Kings 8:39 · 2 Chronicles 16:9 · 1 Kings 8:43 · Hebrews 9:23–24 · Psalm 33:13–14 · Hebrews 8:1–2 · Job 22:12

Psalm 102:20 Psalm 79:11 · Psalm 146:7 · Isaiah 61:1–3 · Exodus 3:7 · Isaiah 14:17 · Ephesians 2:2–3 · Zechariah 9:9–12 · 2 Kings 13:22–23 · 2 Chronicles 33:11–13 · Acts 12:6–11 · Exodus 2:23–25 · 2 Kings 13:4

Psalm 102:21 Psalm 22:22 · Isaiah 51:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.