King James Version
Psalms 17:6 in the King James Version says “I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.”
Psalms 17:6 · KJV
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. slip: Heb. be not moved
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
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. by thy: or, them which trust in thee from those that rise up against thy right hand
Keep me as the apple of the eye , hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I have called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“upon thee for thou wilt hear”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“me O God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“incline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“unto me and hear”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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