To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
to hear the groans of the prisoners and release those condemned to death.”
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
May the groans of the prisoners come before you; with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?”
to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.
“Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.
to deny people their rights before the Most High,
