Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
New American Standard Bible
You will
King James Version
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Holman Bible
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
International Standard Version
LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,
A Conservative Version
LORD, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine ear to hear,
Amplified
O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,
Bible in Basic English
Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Darby Translation
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
Julia Smith Translation
Thou heardest the desire of the poor, O Jehovah: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to attend.
King James 2000
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] longing of [the] afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will {listen attentively}
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth thereto,
NET Bible
Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
New Heart English Bible
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
The Emphasized Bible
The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
Webster
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:
World English Bible
Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
Youngs Literal Translation
The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 10:17
Prayers for Psalm 10:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked
16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land. 17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:18
O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of 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;
Psalm 9:18
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
2 Chronicles 30:12
Also upon Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles 34:27
because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.
Psalm 9:12
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.
Psalm 145:19
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
Proverbs 16:1
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 18:13-14
But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
Romans 8:26
And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;
Ephesians 2:18
for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.
Ephesians 3:12
in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
James 1:16-17
Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture'saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
2 Chronicles 29:36
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Psalm 102:17
He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
Psalm 112:7-8
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Acts 4:24-31
And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts 12:5-19
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.