Psalm 9:17
The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: Thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart.
Haydock
Ver. 38. or Hebrew Psalm x. Verse 17. The. Heb. “Thou, Lord, hast heard the desire of the humble. Thou wilt prepare their heart; thou wilt cause thine ear to hear.” Prot. H. — Luther seems to have altered the text in his German version, in order to establish his error of the certitude of salvation; “their heart is sure that thine ear hath heard.” The Heb. intimates that God prepares the heart for all good. Bert. — He hears before his servants cry out, (Is. lxv. 24.) since his spirit inspires the petitions. Rom. viii. 26. Gal. iv. 6. C. — The cry of the heart is charity, amore petitur. S. Aug. Mor. Ecc. — The just man is always ready to suffer whatever God may appoint. W.