Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 10:17

17. LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear :

And therefore wilst still do it, being unchangeable and the same for ever.

Or, direct or fit, by thy grace and good spirit, either that they may so pray as thou wilst hear: or that they may be made fit to receive the mercies which they desire: which when they are, they shall have their prayers heard. Or, thou wilst confirm, or stablish (as this verb is oft used) their heart, to bear their present pressures, and to wait upon and hope, and trust in thee for deliverance, until thou seest fit to hear and help them.

In due time, though for a season thou seemest to turn a deaf ear to them. But this and the foregoing verb may be taken as a prayer, future verbs being oft used imperatively. Prepare or stablish their hearts (by giving them support and assurance of help in the time of need, and then) cause thine ear to hear.

Marginal references: Or, [illegible: 1+ letters] eth.; Heb. make thine ears attentive.