Psalms 17:3
The Lord is my firmament, my refuge, and my liberator. My God is my helper, and I hope in him: my protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my support.
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In The King James Version
In Context
2I will love you, O Lord my strength.
4Praising, I will call upon the Lord. And I will be saved from my enemies.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:10And he said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say: ‘David seeks evil against you?’
1 Samuel 26:11may the Lord be gracious to me, so that I may not extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, take the spear that is at his head, and the cup of water, and let us go.”
1 Chronicles 28:9And as for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands the thoughts of all minds. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will cast you aside for eternity.
Job 23:10Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.
Psalms 7:4O Lord, my God, if there is iniquity in my hands, if I have done this:
Psalms 16:7Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:2-8
Sincere and Importunate Prayer. 1 Hear the right, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings… Read the whole commentary →