He listened to all the groaning of his people longing to be free, and he set loose the sons of death to experience life.
Listen, Lord! Hear the sighing of all the prisoners of war, all those doomed to die. Demonstrate your glory-power, and come and rescue your condemned children!
The oppressed get justice with you. The hungry are satisfied with you. Prisoners find their freedom with you.
Is this the man who made the world a desert and overthrew its cities and refused to free his prisoners and let them return home?’