Psalms 10:17

Psalms 10:17 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
• English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
• 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 thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Psalms 10:17 word by word

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

• 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 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
• Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
• Psalms 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
• Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
• 2 Chronicles 34:27Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
• Matthew 5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
• James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
• Psalms 112:7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
• 2 Chronicles 29:36And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.
• Proverbs 16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and 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