Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. New Living Translation I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray. English Standard Version I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words. Berean Standard Bible I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. King James Bible I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. New King James Version I have called upon You, for You will hear me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. New American Standard Bible I have called upon You, for You will answer me, God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. NASB 1995 I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. NASB 1977 I have called upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; Incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech. Legacy Standard Bible I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. Amplified Bible I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. Christian Standard Bible I call on you, God, because you will answer me; listen closely to me; hear what I say. Holman Christian Standard Bible I call on You, God, because You will answer me; listen closely to me; hear what I say. American Standard Version I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I called you because you have answered me, God; incline your ear to me and hear my words. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words. Contemporary English Version I pray to you, God, because you will help me. Listen and answer my prayer! Douay-Rheims Bible I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words. English Revised Version I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say. Good News Translation I pray to you, O God, because you answer me; so turn to me and listen to my words. International Standard Version I call upon you, for you will answer me, God. Listen closely to me and hear my prayer. JPS Tanakh 1917 As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech. Literal Standard Version I called You, for You answer me, | O God, incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. Majority Standard Bible I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. New American Bible I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech. NET Bible I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say! New Revised Standard Version I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words. New Heart English Bible I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech. Webster's Bible Translation I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, and hear my speech. World English Bible I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech. Young's Literal Translation I -- I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hear My Righteous Plea…5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. 6I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. 7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.… Cross References Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him. Psalm 20:9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call. Psalm 31:2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. Psalm 38:15 I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God. Psalm 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. Psalm 71:2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. Treasury of Scripture I have called on you, for you will hear me, O God: incline your ear to me, and hear my speech. I have Psalm 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. Psalm 66:19,20 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer… Psalm 116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. incline Psalm 13:3,4 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; … Isaiah 37:17,20 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God… Daniel 9:17-19 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake… Jump to Previous Attention Cry Ear Hear Incline Prayer Speech Turn Turned Wilt WordsJump to Next Attention Cry Ear Hear Incline Prayer Speech Turn Turned Wilt WordsPsalm 17 1. David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defense of God against his enemies10. He shows their pride, craft, and eagerness 13. He prays against them in confidence of his hope (6) I--is emphatic, "As for me, I," &c.Verse 6. - I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God (comp. vers. 1, 2). Having established, as the ground of his claim to be heard of God, his own sincerity, steadfastness, and virtuous course in life (vers. 3-5), David now recurs to his original intent, and resumes his "prayer." He is sure that God will hear him, since his prayer is grounded on "right." Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech (comp. Psalm 71:2; Psalm 88:2, etc.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iאֲנִֽי־ (’ă·nî-) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I call on You, קְרָאתִ֣יךָ (qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read O God, אֵ֑ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty for כִֽי־ (ḵî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You will answer me. תַעֲנֵ֣נִי (ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Incline הַֽט־ (haṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Your ear אָזְנְךָ֥ (’ā·zə·nə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear to me; לִ֝֗י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew hear שְׁמַ֣ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently my words. אִמְרָתִֽי׃ (’im·rā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word Links Psalm 17:6 NIVPsalm 17:6 NLT Psalm 17:6 ESV Psalm 17:6 NASB Psalm 17:6 KJV Psalm 17:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 17:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 17:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 17:6 French Bible Psalm 17:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 17:6 I have called on you for you (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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