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6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

Psalms 17:6

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

  • In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

  • Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

  • But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. …

  • As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-7)

This psalm is a prayer. As there is a time to weep and a time to rejoice, so there is a time for praise and a time for prayer. David was now persecuted, probably by Saul, who hunted him like a partridge on the mountains; without were fightings, within were fears, and both urged him as a suppliant to the throne of mercy. He addresses himself to God in these verses both by way of appeal ( Hear the r…

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