Psalms 17:6

“I have called upon thee, etc.] 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, (<19B602>Psalm 116:2); and such confidence of being always heard Christ had, (<431141>John 11:41,42); 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…”

“wilt hear me--that is, graciously (Psa 3:4).”

“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. return to 'Top of Page'”

“17:6-9 This prayer for God’s care returns to the petition begun in 17:1-2 for redemption from evil.”

“I have: Psa 55:16, Psa 66:19, Psa 66:20, Psa 116:2 incline: Psa 13:3, Psa 13:4; Isa 37:17, Isa 37:20; Dan 9:17-19 Psalms 17:7”

“It is only now, after his inward parts and his walk have been laid open to Jahve, that he resumes his petition, which is so well justified and so soundly based, and enters into detail. The אני (Note: The word is pointed אני, in correct texts, as אני always is when it has Munach and Dech follows, e.g., also Psa 116:16. This Gaja demands an emphatic intonation of the secondary word in its relation to the principal word (which here is קראתיך).) found beside קראתיך (the perfect referring to that which has just now been put into execution) is meant to imply: such an one as he has described himself to be according to the testimony of his conscience, may call upon God, for God hears such and will…”