Psalms 17:1

I will love you, O Lord, my strength. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

In Context

2The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper. 1

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 7:15And now my eyes shall be open, and my ears attentive to the prayer of this place.

Job 16:17My belly has been parched with wailing, and darkness is on my eyelids.

Psalms 7:8The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me. 1

Psalms 54:4My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. 1

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 →

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