Discovery BoxPsalms 102:19-21 
Context102:19 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
102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,
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.
4 tn Heb “his praise.”
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
