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. Contemporary English Version I pray to you, God, because you will help me. Listen and answer my prayer! 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. Majority Standard Bible I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. NET Bible I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say! 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI called You, for You answer me, "" O God, incline 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. Smith's Literal Translation I called thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear to me, hear my sayings. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I call upon you; answer me, O God. Turn your ear to me; hear my speech. New Revised Standard Version I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I called you because you have answered me, God; incline your ear to me and hear my words. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; Incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words. 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 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. Psalm 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. Jeremiah 29:12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. John 14:13-14 And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. Psalm 66:19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer. Psalm 86:7 In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me. Psalm 91:15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. Psalm 116:1-2 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. Psalm 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free. 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 I call on You, O God This phrase begins with a personal and direct appeal to God, emphasizing the psalmist's relationship with the divine. The Hebrew word for "call" is "קָרָא" (qara), which implies a vocal and earnest plea. This reflects the psalmist's confidence in God's ability to hear and respond. Historically, calling upon God was a common practice in ancient Israel, signifying trust and reliance on God's power and presence. for You will answer me incline Your ear to me and hear my words 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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