KJV King James Version
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
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Psalm 10:17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
Surrounding context — Psalm 10
14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
16 The LORD [is] King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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Psalm 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.2 Chronicles 34:27Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard [thee] also, saith the LORD.Psalm 34:15The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry.1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.Psalm 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.James 1:16-17Do not err, my beloved brethren.1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD God of Abraham, 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:2 Chronicles 33:12-13And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,Luke 18:13-14And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Psalm 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.Matthew 5:3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Proverbs 16:1The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [is] from the LORD.1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.Psalm 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.2 Chronicles 30:12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.Psalm 112:7-8He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
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