Psalm 10:17

The Message

The victim’s faint pulse picks up; the hearts of the hopeless pump red blood as you put your ear to their lips. Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over, the rule of the gang lords is ended.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:36

Hezekiah and the congregation celebrated: God had established a firm foundation for the lives of the people—and so quickly! * * *

Psalm 145:19

He does what’s best for those who fear him— hears them call out, and saves them.

Psalm 34:15

God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan.

Proverbs 10:24

The nightmares of the wicked come true; what the good people desire, they get.

Proverbs 15:8

God can’t stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.

Proverbs 16:1

Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word.

Matthew 5:3

“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.

Romans 8:26

Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.