Psa 10:16-17 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 16. The Lord is king for ever ] He has, and ever will have, the supreme power. The heathen are perished out of his land. ] They are all either cut off or converted . This may refer to the Canaanites . What a mercy that we can say this of our own country! Once it was entirely heathen; now not one heathen family in the whole land.

‏ Psalms 10:16-17

Verse 16. The Lord is king for ever] He has, and ever will have, the supreme power.

The heathen are perished out of his land.] They are all either cut off or converted. This may refer to the Canaanites. What a mercy that we can say this of our own country! Once it was entirely heathen; now not one heathen family in the whole land.

Verse 17. Lord, thou hast heard] Thou hast not permitted thy tempted and afflicted followers to pray in vain.

Thou wilt prepare their heart] See the economy of the grace of God: 1. God prepares the heart; 2. Suggests the prayer; 3. Hears what is prayed; 4. Answers the petition. He who has got a cry in his heart after God, may rest assured that that cry proceeded from a Divine preparation, and that an answer will soon arrive. No man ever had a cry in his heart after salvation, but from God. He who continues to cry shall infallibly be heard.