Psalms 17:7

And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

In Context

6The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me.

8Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; thy right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

1 Samuel 25:28Remove, I pray thee, the trespass of thy servant; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in thee.

2 Kings 19:34And I will defend this city as with a shield, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Psalms 5:11Judge them, O God; let them + 5:11 Gr. fall from, or, by reason of.fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

Psalms 20:6His glory is great in thy salvation: thou wilt crown him with glory and majesty.

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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