Psalm 10:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

New Living Translation
LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.

English Standard Version
O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

Berean Study Bible
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

New American Standard Bible
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive

NASB 1995
O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

NASB 1977
O LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble; Thou wilt strengthen their heart, Thou wilt incline Thine ear

Amplified Bible
O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble; you will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,

Contemporary English Version
You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.

Good News Translation
You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O LORD. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them

International Standard Version
LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

NET Bible
LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

New King James Version
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,

King James 2000 Bible
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:

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,

World English Bible
Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

American King James Version
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your 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;

A Faithful Version
LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart, You will cause Your ear to hear,

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,

English Revised Version
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

Webster's Bible Translation
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Lorde, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
O God, thou hast hearde the desire of the afflicted: and thou wylt settle their heart.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
LORDE, thou hearest the desyrous longinge off the poore: their herte is sure, that thine eare herkeneth therto.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have heard the desire of the humble, O YHWH. You prepare their heart; You cause Your ear to attend,

Young's Literal Translation
The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

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

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord has heeded the desire of the poor. Your ear has listened to the preparation of their heart,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You have heard the hope of the poor, LORD JEHOVAH, and your ear has heard the preparation of their heart,

Lamsa Bible
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the poor; thine ear hath heard the preparation of their heart;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart;
















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