Psalms 102:17

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
regard	פָּ֭נָה Pa.nah	H6437	to turn · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
prayer	תְּפִלַּ֣ת te.fi.Lat	H8605	intercession · noun, common feminine singular construct
destitute	הָעַרְעָ֑ר ha.'ar.'Ar	H6199	naked · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
despise	בָ֝זָ֗ה va.Zah	H959	to disesteem · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
prayer	תְּפִלָּתָֽם te.fi.la.Tam	H8605	intercession · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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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…
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…
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.
Psalms 9:18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 72:12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
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.
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,…
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 t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

Many exceedingly great and precious comforts are here thought of, and mustered up, to balance the foregoing complaints; for unto the upright there arises light in the darkness, so that, though they are cast down, they are not in despair. It is bad with the psalmist himself, bad with the people of God; but he has many considerations to revive himself with. I. We are dying creatures, and our interests and comforts are dying, but God is an everliving everlasting God (Psa 102:12): "My days are like a shadow; there is no remedy; night is coming upon me; but, thou, O Lord! shalt endure for ever. Our life is transient, but thine is permanent; our friends die, but thou our God diest not; what threat…

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John Gill on Psalms 102:17

He will regard the prayer of the destitute,.... Of the destitute of human help and support, protection and defence; as the church in the wilderness; of the "poor", as the Syriac and Arabic versions, both in spirit and in purse; of the "humble", as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin: the word (c) signifies a low shrub or plant; it is rendered, the heath in the wilderness, Jeremiah 17:6 and designs the saints in their low and afflicted state, during the reign of antichrist, and while the witnesses prophesy in sackcloth; these are the elect that pray day and night, and give the Lord no rest till he establish and make Jerusalem a praise in the earth; and the prayers of these are regarded and looke…

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John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

Psalm 102:15-18 15. And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, [148] and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16. For Jehovah hath built up Zion, and hath appeared in his glory. 17. He hath regarded the prayer of the solitary, [149] and hath not despised their prayers. [150] 18. This shall be registered for the generation that is to come: and the people to be created shall praise him. [151] 15. And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah The prophet here describes the fruit which would result from the deliverance of the ancient tribes; which is, that thereby God's glory would be rendered illustrious among nations and kings. He tacitly intimates, that when the Church is oppressed,…

The Church Fathers

"He has turned Him unto the prayer of the poor destitute, and despised not their desire" [Psalm 102:17]. This is going on now in the building of Sion: the builders of Sion pray, they groan: He is the one poor, because the poor are many; because the thousands among so many nations are one in Him, because He is the unity of the peace of the Church, He is one, He is many: one, through love: many, on account of His extension. Therefore we now pray, we now run: now, if any man has used to be otherwise, and lived differently, let him eat ashes as it were bread, and mingle his drink with weeping. Now is the time, when Sion is in building: now the stones are entering into the structure: when the building is finished, and the house dedicated, why do you run, to ask when too late, to beg in vain, to knock to no purpose, doomed to abide without with the five foolish virgins? [Matthew 25:12] Therefore now run.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 102

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Dictionary and topics

Poor, The · God: Despises no the prayer of — God: Despises no the prayer of

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Psalms 102:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

John Gill on Psalms 102:17

John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 102:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:12-22

John Gill on Psalms 102:17

John Calvin on Psalms 102:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 102:15-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 102:17

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 102:17