Psalms 17:1
Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2Let my justice come forth from thy presence. Let thine eyes look upon equity.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:15Now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attend to the prayer that is made in this place.
Job 16:17although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Psalms 7:8LORD shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Psalms 54:4Behold, God is my helper. LORD is of those who uphold my soul.
Psalms 55:18He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many by me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:1
David being in great distress and danger by the malice of his enemies, does, in this psalm, by prayer address himself to God, his tried refuge, and seeks shelter in him. I. He appeals to God concerning his integrity, ver. 1-4 . II. He prays to God still to be upheld in his integrity and preserved from the malice of his enemies, ver. 5-8 , 13 . III. He gives a character of his enemies, using that as a plea with God for his preservation, ver. 9-12 , 14 . IV. He comforts himself with the hopes of his future… Read the whole commentary →