Psalms 17:1
Unto the end. For David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this canticle to the Lord, in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
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2I will love you, O Lord my strength.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:15Also, my eyes will be open, and my ears will be attentive, to the prayer of him who shall pray in this place.
Job 16:17My face is swollen from weeping, and my eyelids have dimmed my vision.
Psalms 7:8and a congregation of people will surround you. And, because of this, return on high.
Psalms 54:4at the voice of the adversary and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have diverted iniquities toward me, and they have been harassing me with rage.
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 →