Psalms 10:17

10:17 Lord, you have heard ¹  the request ²  of the oppressed;

you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer. ³ 

Psalms 71:2

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! ⁴ 

Listen to me! ⁵  Deliver me! ⁶ 

Psalms 88:2

88:2 Listen to my prayer! ⁷ 

Pay attention ⁸  to my cry for help!

[10:17]  ¹ sn You have heard. The psalmist is confident that God has responded positively to his earlier petitions for divine intervention. The psalmist apparently prayed the words of vv. 16-18 after the reception of an oracle of deliverance (given in response to the confident petition of vv. 12-15) or after the Lord actually delivered him from his enemies.

[10:17]  ² tn Heb “desire.”

[10:17]  ³ tn Heb “you make firm their heart, you cause your ear to listen.”

[71:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “in your vindication rescue me and deliver me.” Ps 31:1 omits “and deliver me.”

[71:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[71:2]  ⁶ tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”

[88:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “may my prayer come before you.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive, indicating the psalmist’s desire or prayer.

[88:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “turn your ear.”