Psalms 102:20

“To hear the groaning of the prisoner - Meaning here, probably, the captives in Babylon; those who were held as prisoners there, and who were subjected to such hardships in their long captivity. See the notes at Psalms 79:11. To loose those that are appointed to death - Margin, as in Hebrew, “the children of death.” Compare the notes at Matthew 1:1. This may mean either those who were sentenced to death; those who were sick and ready to die; or those who, in their captivity, were in such a state of privation and suffering that death appeared inevitable. The word rendered “loose” means, properly, to “open,” applied to the mouth, for eating, Ezekiel 3:2; or in song, Psalms 78:2; or for…”

“To loose - To release his poor captives out of Babylon, and from the chains of sin and eternal destruction. Psalms 102:21”

“To hear: Psa 79:11, Psa 146:7; Exo 2:23-25, Exo 3:7; Kg2 13:4, Kg2 13:22, Kg2 13:23; Job 24:12; Isa 14:17; Isa 61:1-3; Jer 51:34, Jer 51:35; Zac 9:9-12 to loose: Ch2 33:11-13; Jer 51:32-34; Act 12:6-11 those that are appointed to: Heb. the children of, Eph 2:2, Eph 2:3 Psalms 102:21”