102:19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above; 1
from heaven the Lord will look toward earth, 2
102:20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners,
and to set free those condemned to die, 3
1 tn Heb “from the height of his sanctuary.”
2 tn The perfect verbal forms in v. 19 are functioning as future perfects, indicating future actions that will precede the future developments described in v. 18.
3 tn Heb “the sons of death.” The phrase “sons of death” (see also Ps 79:11) is idiomatic for those condemned to die.