Psalms

Psalm 10:17–18

¹⁷You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble;

You will strengthen their hearts.

You will incline Your ear,

¹⁸to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed,

that the men of the earth

may strike terror no more.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have heard	שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the desire	תַּאֲוַ֬ת	ta·’ă·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8378 desire
of the humble	עֲנָוִ֣ים	‘ă·nā·wîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6035 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
You will strengthen	תָּכִ֥ין	tā·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
their hearts	לִ֝בָּ֗ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
You will incline	תַּקְשִׁ֥יב	taq·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7181 incline, attend
Your ear	אָזְנֶֽךָ׃	’ā·zə·ne·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to vindicate	לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט	liš·pōṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8199 judge, govern
the fatherless	יָת֗וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and oppressed	וָ֫דָ֥ךְ	wā·ḏāḵ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1790 crushed, oppressed
that the men	אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
may strike terror	לַעֲרֹ֥ץ	la·‘ă·rōṣ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6206 cause to tremble, tremble
no more	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 10:17 Psalm 145:19 · 2 Chronicles 34:27 · Psalm 34:15 · 1 Peter 3:12 · Isaiah 65:24 · Psalm 37:4 · Psalm 9:12 · 1 Chronicles 29:18 · James 1:16–17 · 2 Chronicles 33:12–13 · 2 Chronicles 30:12 · Luke 18:13–14

Psalm 10:18 Psalm 9:9 · Psalm 82:3 · Isaiah 11:4 · Luke 18:7–8 · 1 Corinthians 15:47–48 · Psalm 17:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.