וַ֭יַּרְא בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם בְּ֝שָׁמְע֗וֹ אֶת־רִנָּתָֽם׃
Aber doch sah er, wenn sie in Bedrängnis gerieten, wenn er ihren Ruf hörte.
Rashi on Psalms
But He looked upon their distress On account of prayer.
Rashi on Psalms
when He heard their cries On account of the merit of the Patriarchs.