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Iאֲנִיhave called on you,קְרָאתִיךָforכִיyou will answer me,תַעֲנֵנִיEl;אֵלinclineהַטyour earאָזְנְךָto me,לִיhearשְׁמַעmy saying.אִמְרָתִי
Psalms 17:6
Study it in the app“I have called on you, for you will answer me, El; incline your ear to me, hear my saying.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 17:6, word by word
- have called on youקְרָאתִיkerati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kerati” appears- you will answer meתַעֲנֵtaane
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “taane” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- inclineהַטhat
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hat” appears- your earאָזְנְazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- hearשְׁמַעshema
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appears- my sayingאִמְרָתִimrati
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “imrati” appears
The context
5My steps have held fast to your tracks; my footsteps have not been moved.
6 · This verse (above)
7Make remarkable your acts of loyal love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge from those who rise up against them.