Psalms 17:2

Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

In Context

1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

3Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:6And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Ezekiel 18:25And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my way that is not right, and are not rather your ways perverse?

Ezekiel 33:17And the children of thy people have said: The way of the Lord is not equitable: whereas their own way is unjust.

2 Thessalonians 1:6Seeing it is a just thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble 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 →

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