19 “The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,

from heaven he viewed the earth,

20 to hear the groans of the prisoners

and release those condemned to death.”

21 So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion

and his praise in Jerusalem

19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

From heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner;

To loose those that are appointed to death;

21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,

And his praise in Jerusalem;

19 Tell them the Lord looked down

from his heavenly sanctuary.

He looked down to earth from heaven

20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,

to release those condemned to die.

21 And so the Lord’s fame will be celebrated in Zion,

his praises in Jerusalem,

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

From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner,

To release those appointed to death,

21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,

And His praise in Jerusalem,

19 The Lord looked down from his holy place above;

from heaven he looked down at the earth.

20 He heard the moans of the prisoners,

and he freed those sentenced to die.

21 The name of the Lord will be heard in Jerusalem;

his praise will be heard there.

19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary;

From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;

20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner;

To loose those that are appointed to death;

21 That men may declare the name of Jehovah in Zion,

And his praise in Jerusalem;

19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth, 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die; 21 That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

19 “The Lord looked down from his holy place high above. 

From heaven he looked at the earth. 

20 He heard the groans of the prisoners 

and set free those who were condemned to death. 

21 The Lord’s name is announced in Zion 

and his praise in Jerusalem 

19 He looked down from His holy heights—

the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth —

20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,

to set free those condemned to die,

21 so that they might declare

the name of Yahweh in Zion

and His praise in Jerusalem,

19 that he looked down from his holy height,

from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,

20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,

to set free those who were doomed to die;

21 so that the name of the Lord may be declared in Zion,

and his praise in Jerusalem,

19 that he looked down from his holy height.

Yahweh looked from heaven over the earth

20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner,

to liberate those destined to die,

21 so that they may make known in Zion the name of Yahweh,

and his praise in Jerusalem,

19 Here is what should be written.

“The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven.

From heaven he viewed the earth.

20 He heard the groans of the prisoners.

He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

21 So people will talk about him in Zion.

They will praise him in Jerusalem.

19 For He looked down from His holy height;

From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner,

To set free those who were doomed to death,

21 That men may tell of the name of the Lord in Zion

And His praise in Jerusalem,