Psalms 17:4

I will call upon the Lord with praises, 1 And I shall be saved from mine enemies. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

In Context

3The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; 1 My God is my helper, I will hope in him; 1 He is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper. 1

5The pangs of death compassed me, 1 And the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5And the Lord God having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,

1 Samuel 26:9And David said to Abishai, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless?

Job 15:16Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, 1 Drinking unrighteousness as a draft. 1

Psalms 14:1A Psalm of David. 1 O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? 1 And who shall dwell in thy holy mountain? 1

Proverbs 2:10For if wisdom shall come into thine understanding, 1 And discernment shall seem pleasing to thy soul, 1

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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