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He has turnedפָּנָהto the prayerאֶל תְּפִלַּת הָof the destitute,עַרְעָרand has notוְלֹאdespisedבָזָהtheir prayer.אֶת תְּפִלָּתָם
Psalms 102:17
Study it in the app“He has turned to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:17, word by word
- He has turnedפָּנָהpana
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “pana” appears- to the prayerתְּפִלַּתtefilat
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilat” appears- of the destituteעַרְעָרarar
destitute
Naked, stripped of everything; one who has nothing and no one.
Where else “arar” appears- despisedבָזָהvaza
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “vaza” appears
The context
16For YHWH has built Zion; he has appeared in his glory.
17 · This verse (above)
18This will be written for a generation to come, and a people created will praise Yah.