Psalms 10:17

Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

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WEBBE

LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

BSB

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

KJV

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

ASV

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

BBE

Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

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תַּאֲוַת ta·'a·vat [the] desire of H8378 עֲנָוִים 'a·na·vim humble [people] H6035 שָׁמַעְתָּ sha·ma'·ta you have heard H8085 יְהוָה yah·weh O Yahweh H3068 תָּכִין ta·khin you establish H3559 לִבָּם li·bam heart their H3820 תַּקְשִׁיב tak·shiv you cause to pay attention H7181 אָזְנֶךָ 'a·ze·ne·kha ear your H241

The early church

"The Lord has heard the longing of the poor" [Psalm 10:17]: that longing wherewith they were burning, when in the straits and tribulations of this world they desired the day of the Lord. "Your ear has heard the preparation of their heart." This is the preparation of the heart, of which it is sung in another Psalm, "My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared:" of which the Apostle says, "But if we hope for what we see not, we do with patience wait for it." [Romans 8:25] Now, by the ear of God, we ought, according to a general rule of interpretation, to understand not a bodily member, but the power whereby He hears; and so (not to repeat this often) by whatever members of His are mentioned, which in us are visible and bodily, must be understood powers of operation. For we must not suppose it anything bodily, in that the Lord God hears not the sound of the voice, but the preparation of the heart.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 recollect, that Satan is the prince of this world, and that he is the father of all the ungodly. The children of God cannot expect kindness, truth, or justice from such persons as crucified the Lord of glory. But this once suffering Jesus, now reigns as King over all the earth, and of his dominion there shall be no end. Let us commit ourselves unto him, humbly trusting in his mercy. He will rescue the believer from every temptation, and break the arm of every wicked oppressor, and bruise Satan under our feet shortly. But in heaven alone will all sin and temptation be shut out, though in this life the believer has a foretaste of deliverance.

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GodPrayerRulersHeartHumilityOppressionOrphan

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