Psalms 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 10 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament — probably paired with Psalm 9 as an acrostic completion — crying out at God's apparent absence while the wicked prosper and oppress the poor. The psalmist describes the arrogance of the wicked who think God will not …
Other Translations
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Cross References
O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the …
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king …
And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of …
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem …
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, …
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.