Psalm 10:17

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

¹⁶ The Lord is King forever and ever;
the nations will perish from His land.
¹⁷ Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,
¹⁸ doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

Incline Your Ear

Jehovah

1 Chronicles 29:18

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.

Psalm 9:18

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

2 Chronicles 30:12

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.

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

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

2 Chronicles 34:27

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.

Psalm 9:12

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

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

Psalm 145:19

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

Proverbs 16:1

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

Isaiah 65:24

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

Matthew 5:3

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Luke 18:13-14

“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!’

Romans 8:26

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.

Ephesians 2:18

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

Ephesians 3:12

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

James 1:16-17

Don’t be deceived, my dearly loved brothers.

James 4:6

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

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

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

1 Peter 3:12

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.

1 Peter 5:5

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.

2 Chronicles 29:36

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

Psalm 37:4

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

Psalm 102:17

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

Psalm 112:7-8

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

Proverbs 10:24

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

Proverbs 15:8

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

Acts 4:24-31

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.

Acts 12:5-19

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