Job 34:28
Context34:28 so that they caused 1 the cry of the poor
to come before him,
so that he hears 2 the cry of the needy.
Psalms 31:22
Context31:22 I jumped to conclusions and said, 3
“I am cut off from your presence!” 4
But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
Psalms 34:17
Context34:17 The godly 5 cry out and the Lord hears;
he saves them from all their troubles. 6
Psalms 69:33
Context69:33 For the Lord listens to the needy;
he does not despise his captive people. 7
Proverbs 15:29
Context15:29 The Lord is far 8 from the wicked,
but he hears 9 the prayer of the righteous. 10
John 9:31
Context9:31 We know that God doesn’t listen to 11 sinners, but if anyone is devout 12 and does his will, God 13 listens to 14 him. 15
John 11:42
Context11:42 I knew that you always listen to me, 16 but I said this 17 for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
[34:28] 1 tn The verse begins with the infinitive construct of בּוֹא (bo’, “go”), showing the result of their impious actions.
[34:28] 2 tn The verb here is an imperfect; the clause is circumstantial to the preceding clause, showing either the result, or the concomitant action.
[31:22] 3 tn Heb “and I, I said in my haste.”
[31:22] 4 tn Heb “from before your eyes.”
[34:17] 5 tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).
[34:17] 6 tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).
[69:33] 7 tn Heb “his prisoners he does not despise.”
[15:29] 8 sn To say that the
[15:29] 9 sn The verb “hear” (שָׁמַע, shama’) has more of the sense of “respond to” in this context. If one “listens to the voice of the
[15:29] 10 sn God’s response to prayer is determined by the righteousness of the one who prays. A prayer of repentance by the wicked is an exception, for by it they would become the righteous (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 316).
[9:31] 11 tn Grk “God does not hear.”
[9:31] 13 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[11:42] 16 tn Grk “that you always hear me.”
[11:42] 17 tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.