Psalms

Psalm 17:6

⁶I call on You, O God,

for You will answer me.

Incline Your ear to me;

hear my words.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִֽי־	’ă·nî-	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
call on You	קְרָאתִ֣יךָ	qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
O God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
for	כִֽי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You will answer me	תַעֲנֵ֣נִי	ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6030 answer, respond
Incline	הַֽט־	haṭ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
Your ear	אָזְנְךָ֥	’ā·zə·nə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H241 ear
to me	לִ֝֗י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
hear	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
my words	אִמְרָתִֽי׃	’im·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H565 utterance, speech, word

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.