17. He will answer the prayer of those who don't have anything. He won't say no to their cry for help.
18. Let this be written down for those born after us. Then people who are not yet born can praise the Lord.
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.
22. Nations and kingdoms will gather there to worship the Lord.