Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Thou heardest the desire of the poor, O Jehovah: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to attend.

New American Standard Bible

O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

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

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
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,

American Standard Version

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt 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,

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the desire
תּאוה 
Ta'avah 
Usage: 20

of the humble
עניו ענו 
`anav 
Usage: 21

אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked

16 Jehovah is King forever and ever: the nations perished from his land. 17 Thou heardest the desire of the poor, O Jehovah: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to attend. 18 To judge the orphan and the dejected, that the man of the earth shall no more add to make afraid.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:18

O Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaak, and Israel, our fathers, watch this forever to the formation of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare for their heart to thee:

Psalm 9:18

For the needy shall not be forgotten forever: the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also in Judah was the hand of God to give to them one heart to do the commands of the king and the chiefs by the word of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 33:12-13

And when straits were to him he besought the face of Jehovah his God, and he will humble himself greatly from before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 34:27

Because thy heart was tender, and thou wilt be humbled from before God in thy hearing his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and thou wilt be humbled before me, and thou wilt rend thy garments and weep before me; I also heard, says Jehovah.

Psalm 9:12

For he sought out bloods, be remembered them: he forget not the cry of the humble.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of Jehovah upon the just, and his ears to their cries.

Psalm 145:19

He will do the desire of them fearing him, and he will hear their cry and he will save them.

Proverbs 16:1

To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.

Isaiah 65:24

And it was before they shall call, I will answer; they yet speaking, and I will hear.

Matthew 5:3

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Luke 18:13-14

And the publican, standing afar off, would not either lift up the eyes to heaven, but struck upon his breast, saying, God propitiate for me the sinful.

Romans 8:26

And likewise also the Spirit takes hold together, and assists our weaknesses: for what we would pray for as we ought, we know not, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

Ephesians 2:18

For by him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Ephesians 3:12

In whom we have freedom of speech and access with confidence by his faith.

James 1:16-17

Be not led astray, my dearly beloved brethren.

James 4:6

And he gives greater grace. Wherefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

James 4:10

Be ye humbled before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord upon the just, and his ears to their prayer: and the face of the Lord against them doing evil.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger, be subjected to the elders. And all being subject to one another, be wrapped up in humility: for God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble.

2 Chronicles 29:36

And Hezekiah will rejoice, and all the people, for God prepared for the people: for the word was in suddenness.

Psalm 37:4

And delight thyself upon Jehovah, and he shall give to thee the petitions of thy heart

Psalm 102:17

He looked upon the prayer of the helpless, and he despised not their prayer.

Psalm 112:7-8

He shall not fear an evil report: his heart being prepared to trust in Jehovah.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the unjust one it shall come to him: and the desire of the just shall be given.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.

Acts 4:24-31

And they, having heard, lifted up the voice unanimously to God, and said, Sovereign, thou God having made heaven, and earth, and sea, and all things which in them:

Acts 12:5-19

Truly therefore was Peter kept in prison: and prayer was made continually by the church to God for him.

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