Psalms 17:6

I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.

Berean Standard Bible

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

5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

Psalms 55:16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

Psalms 86:7In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

Psalms 116:2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

Isaiah 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”

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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