Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 69:33
33For the Lord listens to the needy and does not despise his own who are prisoners.
Psalms 69:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.
Context of Psalms 69:33
31That will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves. 32The humble will see it and rejoice. You who seek God, take heart! For the Lord listens to the needy and does not despise his own who are prisoners. 34Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them, 35for God will save Zion and build up the cities of Judah. They will live there and possess it.
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כִּֽי־שֹׁמֵ֣עַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יְהוָ֑ה וְאֶת־אֲ֝סִירָ֗יו לֹ֣א בָזָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:33
- Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,
- Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalms 72:12For he will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Psalms 102:17He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
- Isaiah 66:2My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
- Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
- Psalms 107:10Others sat in darkness and gloom — prisoners in cruel chains —
- Psalms 146:7executing justice for the exploited and giving food to the hungry. The Lord frees prisoners.
- Zechariah 9:11As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless cistern.
- Acts 5:18So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Acts 12:4After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
- Ephesians 3:1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles —
- Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33For the Lord heareth the poor - אביונים ebyonim, of the beggars. He perhaps refers here to the case of the captives, many of whom were reduced to the most abject state, so as to be obliged to beg bread from their heathen oppressors. His prisoners - The captives, shut up by his judgments in Chaldea, without any civil liberty, like culprits in a prison.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33For the Lord heareth the poor - The needy; the humble; the unprotected. The reference is to those who are in circumstances of want and distress. The truth stated here is in accordance with all that is said in the Scriptures. Compare the notes at Psalm 34:6. See also Job 5:15; Psalm 10:14; Psalm 12:5; Psalm 35:10; Psalm 68:10. And despiseth not his prisoners - He does not overlook them; he does not treat them as if they were worthy of no attention or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 The psalmist concludes the psalm with holy joy and praise, which he began with complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort to us, that humble and thankful praises are more pleasing to God than the most costly, pompous sacrifices. The humble shall look to him, and be glad; those that seek him through Christ shall live and be comforted. God will do great things for the gospel church, in which let all who wish well to it rejoice. A seed shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33despise: See Psalm 22:24; compare Matthew 25:36; Hebrews 13:3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. Others shall rejoice. "Humble" and poor, as in Psa 69:29. your heart, &c.--address to such (compare Psa 22:26).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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