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The Prayer of the Afflicted

Psalms 102:17

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
He turned to the prayer of the destitute, || And He has not despised their prayer.
YLT
He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.
DBY
He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.
DRC101:18
He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition.
GNV
And shall turne vnto the prayer of the desolate, and not despise their prayer.
JPS102:18
When He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer.
LXXE101:18
He has had regard to the prayer of the lowly, and has not despised their petition.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC102:18
פָּ֭נָה אֶל־תְּפִלַּ֣ת הָעַרְעָ֑ר וְלֹֽא־בָ֝זָ֗ה אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָֽם׃KJV:Ps.102.17
LXX-Br101:18
Ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν προσευχὴν τῶν ταπεινῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐξουδένωσε τὴν δέησιν αὐτῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Nehemiah 1:6let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against…
  • Psalms 22:24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
  • Jeremiah 29:11–14For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will…
  • Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  • Psalms 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
  • Deuteronomy 4:29But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
  • Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  • Nehemiah 1:11–2:8O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that…
  • Daniel 9:3–21So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His…
  • Psalms 69:23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 102:18 in some Bibles
  • 102:17 in most Bibles

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