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Psalms 102:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 102:17Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 102:176 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בָנָ֣הbānāh
he has builtverbH1129
obtain children · make · repair · set ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
צִיּ֑וֹןṣiywōn
ZionnounH6726
נִ֝רְאָ֗הnirəʾāh
he has appearedverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
בִּ/כְבוֹדֽ/וֹbikəbwōdwō
in glory hispronH3519
glory · honour
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 102:17

1. Behold, one poor man prays, and prays not in silence. We may therefore hear him, and see who he is: whether it be not perchance He, of whom the Apostle says, “Though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 If it is He, then, how is He poor? For in what sense He is rich, who sees not? What then is richer than He, by whom riches were made, even those which are not true riches? For through Him we have even…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 102 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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