Psalms 17:1
{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive to the prayer [made] in this place;
Job 16:17Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure.
Psalms 7:8Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.
Psalms 18:44At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
Psalms 54:4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul.
Psalms 55:18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about 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 →