וַ֭יַּרְא בַּצַּ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם בְּ֝שָׁמְע֗וֹ אֶת־רִנָּתָֽם׃
Nondimeno guardò alla loro angoscia, quando sentì il loro pianto;
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.