Psalms 17:6

The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.

Brenton Septuagint

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

5The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

7And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:4But know ye that the Lord has done wondrous things for his holy one: the Lord will hear me when I cry to him.

Psalms 86:7The dwelling of all within thee is as the dwelling of those that rejoice.

Psalms 116:2For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

Isaiah 37:20But now, O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands, that every kingdom of the earth may know that thou art God alone.

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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