Psalms 17:6

Bible in Basic English

My 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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I call on you, God,because you will answer me;listen closely to me; hear what I say.

Hebrew Names Version
I have called on you, for you will answer me, God: Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

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

English Standard Version
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.

New Century Version
I call to you, God, and you answer me. Listen to me now, and hear what I say.

New English Translation
I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

Amplified Bible
I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me; Incline Your ear to me, 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.

World English Bible
I have called on you, for you will answer me, God: Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I haue called vpon thee: surely thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare to me, and hearken vnto my wordes.

Legacy Standard Bible
I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God;Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

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

Contemporary English Version
I pray to you, God, because you will help me. Listen and answer my prayer!

Complete Jewish Bible
Now I call on you, God, for you will answer me. Turn your ear to me, hear my words.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Every time I call to you, God, you answer me. So listen to me now, and hear what I say.

George Lamsa Translation
I have called upon thee, for thou hast heard me. O God, incline thine ear unto me and hear my words.

Good News Translation
I pray to you, O God, because you answer me; so turn to me and listen to my words.

Lexham English Bible
As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.

Literal Translation
I have called on You, for You will answer me, O God; bow down Your ear to me and hear my word.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For vnto the I crie, heare me o God: enclyne thine eares to me, and herke vnto my wordes.

American Standard Version
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
As for me, I call upon Thee, for Thou wilt answer me, O God; incline Thine ear unto me, hear my speech.

King James Version (1611)
I haue called vpon thee, for thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare vnto me, and heare my speach.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I call vpon thee O God, for thou wilt heare me: incline thine eare to me, hearken vnto my wordes.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis.

Update Bible Version
I have called on you, for you will answer me, O God: Incline your ear to me, [and] 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.

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 Living Translation
I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.

New Life Bible
I have called to You, O God, for You will answer me. Listen to me and hear my words.

New Revised Standard
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me, hear my words.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, - Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(16-6) I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.

Revised Standard Version
I call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God; incline thy ear to me, hear my words.

Young's Literal Translation
I -- I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.

THE MESSAGE
I call to you, God, because I'm sure of an answer. So—answer! bend your ear! listen sharp! Paint grace-graffiti on the fences; take in your frightened children who Are running from the neighborhood bullies straight to you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

Contextual Overview

¹ Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips. ² Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right. ³ You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin. ⁴ As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent. ⁵ I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away. ⁶ My 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. ⁷ Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I have: Psalms 55:16, Psalms 66:19, Psalms 66:20, Psalms 116:2

incline: Psalms 13:3, Psalms 13:4, Isaiah 37:17, Isaiah 37:20, Daniel 9:17-19

Reciprocal: Psalms 71:2 - incline Daniel 9:18 - incline

Cross-References

Genesis 17:4
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

Genesis 17:6
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

Genesis 17:16
And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;

Ezra 4:20
Further, there have been great kings in Jerusalem, ruling over all the country across the river, to whom they gave taxes and payments in goods and forced payments.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I have called upon thee,.... In prayer. This had been the constant practice of the psalmist, and he still continued in it;

for thou wilt hear me, O God; God is a God hearing prayer; he is used to hear his people, and they have frequent experience of it, and they may be assured that whatsoever they ask according to his will, and in the name of Christ, he will hear; and such an assurance is a reason engaging the saints to a constant calling upon God, Psalms 116:2; and such confidence of being always heard Christ had, John 11:41;

incline thine ear unto me, [and hear] my speech; meaning his prayer, which he now directed to him in full assurance of being heard, and is as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have called upon thee for thou wilt hear me, O God - The meaning of this is, “I have called on thee heretofore, and will do it still, because I am certain that thou wilt hear me.” That is, he was encouraged to call upon God by the conviction that he would hear his prayer, and would grant his request. In other words, he came to God in faith; in the full belief of his readiness to answer prayer, and to bestow needed blessings. Compare John 11:42; Hebrews 11:6.

Incline thine ear unto me - See the notes at Psalms 17:1.

My speech - My prayer. The reference here, as in Psalms 17:1, is to prayer “uttered” before God; and not mere mental prayer.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 17:6. 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.