Which New Testament passages echo the themes found in Psalm 79:11? Psalm 79:11: “May the groans of the prisoners reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.” – Luke 4:18: “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,” – Luke 18:7: “Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?” – Luke 23:42-43: “Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.’” – Acts 5:19-20: “But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, ‘Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the message about this life.’” – Acts 12:7: “Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood before him, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off his wrists.” – Acts 16:26: “Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.” – Romans 8:26: “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.” – 2 Corinthians 1:9-10: “Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again.” – Hebrews 2:14-15: “Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” – Hebrews 13:3: “Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.” – Ephesians 4:8: “This is why it says: ‘When He ascended on high, He led captives away and gave gifts to men.’” – Colossians 1:13-14: “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” – Revelation 1:5: “To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,” – Revelation 6:10: “And they cried out in a loud voice, ‘How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?’” |