Psalms 17:2

Let from thy presence my sentence come forth; let thy eyes behold what is right.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1“A prayer of David.” Hear, O Lord, [the cause of] righteousness, attend unto my entreaty, give ear unto my prayer, coming from lips without deceit.

3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast thought of me in the night; thou hast refined me—thou couldst find nothing: my purpose doth not pass beyond [the words of] my mouth.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:6And he will bring forth as the light thy righteousness, and the justice of thy [cause] as the noonday.

Ezekiel 18:25Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equitable: hear now, O house of Israel, Is not my way equitable? is it not your ways which are not equitable?

Ezekiel 33:17Yet say the children of thy people, The way of the Lord is not equitable: while, as to them, their way is not equitable.

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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