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Psalms 17:6

I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Ear;   Faith;   Prayer;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Salvation;   Trust;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Call, Calling;   Prayer;   Upright, Uprightness;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Future State;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apocalyptic Literature;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Prayer;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Belly;   Eschatology of the Old Testament (with Apocryphal and Apocalyptic Writings);   Psalms, Book of;  

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.
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.
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.
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 The title of the sixtenthe salm. The preier of Dauid. Lord, here thou my riytfulnesse; biholde thou my preier. Perseuye thou with eeris my preier; not maad in gileful lippis. 2 Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite. 3 Thou hast preued myn herte, and hast visitid in niyt; thou hast examynyd me bi fier, and wickidnesse is not foundun in me. 4 That my mouth speke not the werkis of men; for the wordis of thi lippis Y haue kept harde weies. 5 Make thou perfit my goyngis in thi pathis; that my steppis be not moued. 6 I criede, for thou, God, herdist me; bowe doun thin eere to me, and here thou my wordis. 7 Make wondurful thi mercies; that makist saaf `men hopynge in thee.

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
And God seide to hym, Y am, and my couenaunt of pees is with thee, and thou schalt be the fadir of many folkis;
Genesis 17:6
and Y schal make thee to wexe ful greetli, and Y schal sette thee in folkis, and kyngis schulen go out of thee;
Genesis 17:16
and Y schal blesse hir, and of hir I schal yyue to thee a sone, whom I schal blesse, and he schal be in to naciouns, and kyngis of puplis schulen be borun of hym.
Genesis 17:17
Abraham felde doun on his face, and leiyede in his hert, and seide, Gessist thou, whethir a sone schal be borun to a man of an hundrid yeer, and Sara of nynti yeer schal bere child?
Genesis 17:20
also on Ysmael Y haue herd thee, lo! Y schal blesse him, and Y schal encreesse, and Y schal multiplie him greetli; he schal gendre twelue dukis, and Y schal make hym in to a greet folk.
Genesis 35:11
Y am God Almyyti, encreesse thou, and be thou multiplied, folkis and puplis of naciouns schulen be of thee, kyngis schulen go out of thi leendis;
Ezra 4:20
for whi `and ful stronge kyngis weren in Jerusalem, which also weren lordis of al the cuntrei which is biyende the flood; also thei token tribut, and tol, and rentis.

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.


 
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