Psalms 17:6
4 As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
- KJV
- I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
- WEB
- I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.
- ASV
- I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
- DARBY
- I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
- BLB
- I call on You, for You will answer me, O God! Incline Your ear to me; hear my word.
- ÅB
- Jeg roper til deg, for du svarer meg,
Gud! Bøy ditt øre til meg, hør mitt ord! - OTB
- Jeg har kalt på deg, for du vil svare meg, Gud;
Bøy ditt øre til meg, hør mine ord. - B1930
- Jeg roper til dig, for du svarer mig, Gud! Bøi ditt øre til mig, hør mitt ord!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 116:2
Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
Read in contextPsalms 86:7
In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
Read in contextPsalms 88:2
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
Read in contextPsalms 66:19–20
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Read in contextPsalms 55:16
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:17
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
Read in contextDaniel 9:17–19
So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
Read in contextIsaiah 37:20
And 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.”
Read in context