Psalms 10:17

Psalms 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.

Context of Psalms 10:17

15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. 16The Lord is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear 18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.

Psalms 10:17 word by word

תַּאֲוַ֬ת עֲנָוִ֣ים שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ יְהוָ֑ה תָּכִ֥ין לִ֝בָּ֗ם תַּקְשִׁ֥יב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• of the humbleעָנָו‛ânâv ‛ânâyv · poorH6035
• thou wilt prepareכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• thou wilt cause thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to hearקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181

Cross-references for Psalms 10:17

• Psalms 9:12For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
• Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
• Proverbs 10:24What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 34:27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
• Matthew 5:3"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'
• James 4:6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
• Psalms 112:7He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.
• 2 Chronicles 29:36And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.
• Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 10:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Lord, thou hast heard - Thou hast not permitted thy tempted and afflicted followers to pray in vain. Thou wilt prepare their heart - See the economy of the grace of God: God prepares the heart; Suggests the prayer; Hears what is prayed; Answers the petition. He who has got a cry in his heart after God, may rest assured that that cry proceeded from a Divine preparation, and that an answer will soon arrive. No man ever had a cry in his heart after…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble - Their desire or their prayer that thou wouldst interpose in their behalf in the time of danger, and rescue them. Compare Psalm 6:8-9. The word “humble” here refers to those who were poor, downtrodden, oppressed; and the original reference is, doubtless, to the psalmist himself, and to his friends. He was so certain that God would interpose, he had such assurance that his prayer would he answered, that his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The psalmist expresses his confidence in the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. God reigns. The wicked, if for a time successful, shall be cut off. He hears and confirms the hearts of His suffering people (Psa 112:7), executes justice for the feeble, and represses the pride and violence of conceited, though frail, men (compare Psa 9:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:17

• Heart
• Humility
• Oppression
• Orphan
• Prayer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Contemn
• Acrostic
• Bible, the
• Ear
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Humility
• Outrage; Outrageous
• Papyrus
• Poor

Commentaries on Psalms 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings