Psalms 17:2

Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer from lips without deceit.

3Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not that I had a thought which should not pass my mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:6And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.

Ezekiel 18:25Yet ye say: The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is not equal? is it not your ways that are unequal?

Ezekiel 33:17Yet the children of thy people say: The way of the Lord is not equal; but as for them, their way is not equal.

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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