Psalm 79:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Listen to the prisoners groan! Let your mighty power save all who are sentenced to die.

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He listened to the groans of prisoners, and he rescued everyone who was doomed to die.”

You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons.

Please, LORD, be kind to us! We depend on you. Make us strong each morning, and come to save us when we are in trouble.

The LORD will listen when the homeless cry out, and he will never forget his people in prison.

But you, LORD, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are ill-treated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will for ever bring praise to God. His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

All Jerusalem should praise you, our LORD,