Psalms 17 · Verse 6

Psalms 17:6

I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Psalms 17:6, King James Version

Psalms 17:6 in other translations

BSBI call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
WEBI have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
ASVI have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
YLTI--I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
DARBYI have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, OGod. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
BBEMy cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.
WebsterI have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, and hear my speech.

What does Psalms 17:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. wilt hear me--that is, graciously (Psa 3:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Incline thine ear unto me - David prayed from a conviction that God would hear: but he could not be satisfied unless he received an answer. In a believer's mind the petition and the answer should not be separated.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 17:1-7

This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress and danger that now first brought him to his duty. And he was encouraged by his faith to expect God would notice his prayers. Constant resolution and watchfulness against sins of the tongue, will be a good evidence of our…

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Psalms 17:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲנִֽי\־'a.ni-IH589
קְרָאתִ֣יךָke.ra.Ti.chaI call out to youH7121
כִֽי\־khi-forH3588
תַעֲנֵ֣נִיta.'a.Ne.niyou will answer meH6030
אֵ֑ל'ElO GodH410
הַֽט\־hat-inclineH5186
אָזְנְךָ֥'a.ze.ne.Khaear yourH241
לִ֝֗יLito me
שְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'hearH8085
אִמְרָתִֽי\׃'im.ra.Tiutterance myH565

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 17:6

  • Psalms 116:2

    Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

  • Psalms 86:7

    In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

  • Psalms 88:2

    Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

  • Psalms 66:19-20

    But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

  • Psalms 55:16

    As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

  • Isaiah 37:17

    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. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

  • Isaiah 37:20

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

  • Psalms 13:3-4

    Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have.
55:16; 66:19,20; 116:2
incline.
13:3,4; Isa 37:17,20; Da 9:17-19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 17:5

    Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

  • Psalms 17:6

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

  • Psalms 17:7

    Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

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Psalms 17:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo te he invocado, por cuanto tú me oirás, oh Dios: inclina á mí tu oído, escucha mi palabra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je t’ai invoqué, car tu m’exauceras, ô ✶Dieu! Incline ton oreille vers moi, écoute mes paroles.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich, ich habe dich angerufen, denn du erhörest mich, o Gott. Neige dein Ohr zu mir, höre meine Rede!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dolores inferni circumdederunt me; præoccupaverunt me laquei mortis.