Psalms 17:6

I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

In Context

5When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.

7Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].

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Cross References

Psalms 4:4Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalms 55:16As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.

Psalms 86:7In the day of my distress I will call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me.

Psalms 116:2For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during [all] my days.

Isaiah 37:20And now, Jehovah our God, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, thou only.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:2-8

Sincere and Importunate Prayer. 1 Hear the right, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings… Read the whole commentary →

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