Psalm 10:17

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Summary

Psalm 10:17

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

Lord

Humble

1 Peter 5:5

Thou wilt prepare

Cause

1 Peter 3:12

General references

Genesis 18:30

Jeremiah 29:12

Bible References

Lord

For the One who seeks an accounting
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Take delight in the Lord,
and He will give you your heart’s desires.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.

What the wicked dreads will come to him,
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.

Humble

When he was in distress, he sought the favor of Yahweh his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard’—this is the Lord’s declaration.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

“The poor in spirit are blessed,

for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest

and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me

—a sinner!’

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

Thou wilt prepare

He will not fear bad news;
his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.

Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the hearts of Your people, and confirm their hearts toward You.

Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly.

Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord.

The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us

with unspoken groanings.

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

In Him we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Don’t be deceived, my dearly loved brothers.

Cause

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.

Even before they call, I will answer;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.

General references

Then he said, “Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose 30 are found there?”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find 30 there.”

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.