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Psalms 102:17

PrayerPoverty and the vulnerableGod's faithfulnessComfort

15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

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Compare

BSB
He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
KJV
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
WEB
He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
ASV
He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
DARBY
He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.
BLB
He has turned toward the prayer of the destitute, and He will not despise their prayer.
ÅB
Han har vendt seg til de hjelpeløses bønn, og han har ikke foraktet deres bønn.
OTB
Han har hørt de fattiges bønn,
Og har ikke oversett deres bønn.
B1930
Han har vendt sig til de hjelpeløses bønn, og han har ikke foraktet deres bønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 1:6

    Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father’s house have sinned.

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  • Psalms 22:24

    For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

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  • Psalms 72:12

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

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  • Psalms 9:18

    For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

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  • Jeremiah 29:11–14

    For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:36

    For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

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  • Nehemiah 1:11–2:8

    O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

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