Psalms 79:11

“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee, etc.] Such as were so in a literal or spiritual sense; and the sighs and groans of such are not hid from the Lord; they come up into his ears as did the sighing and groaning of the children of Israel when in Egypt, (<020223>Exodus 2:23,24), according to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou those that are appointed to die; not by the Lord, as all men are, but by men; who are under a sentence of condemnation, who are ready to die, being appointed to destruction, (<203106>Proverbs 31:6,8), or are in danger of death, as Jarchi observes; the phrase is used in Talmudic writings; whose lives are exposed to danger, who are killed all the day…”

“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee - The sighing of him who is bound. The allusion here is, doubtless, to those among the Hebrews who had been taken captives, and who “sighed” not only on account of the sufferings which they endured in their bondage, but because they had been taken from their country and home. The meaning is, “Hear those sighs, and come for the deliverance of those who are thus held in captivity.” According to the greatness of thy power - Margin, as in Hebrew, thine arm. The arm is the symbol of power. It is implied here that great power was needful to deliver those who were held in captivity, power such as God only could exert - power which could be wielded…”

“The prisoner - Of thy poor people now in captivity. Next: Psalms Chapter 80”

“sighing: Psa 12:5, Psa 69:33, Psa 102:20; Exo 2:23, Exo 2:24; Isa 42:7 according: Psa 146:6, Psa 146:7; Num 14:17-19; Mat 6:13; Eph 3:20 thy power: Heb. thine arm, Isa 33:2 preserve thou those that are appointed to die: Heb. reserve the children of death, Psa 102:20 \*marg. Psalms 79:12”