Psalms 17:8

Then the earth shook and quaked, 1 And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, 1 And were shaken, because God was angry with them. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

In Context

7And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, 1 And cried to my God: 1 He heard my voice out of his holy temple, 1 And my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears. 1

9There went up a smoke in his wrath, 1 And fire burst into a flame at his presence: 1 Coals were kindled at it. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:10He maintained him in the wilderness, 1 In burning thirst and a dry land: 1 He led him about and instructed him, 1 And kept him as the apple of an eye. 1

Psalms 16:1A Prayer of David. 1 Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, 1 Attend to my petition; 1 Give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips. 1

Psalms 36:8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: 1 Fret not thyself so as to do evil. 1

Psalms 57:2If ye do indeed speak righteousness, 1 Then do ye judge rightly, ye sons of men. 1

Psalms 61:5They only took counsel to set at nought mine honor: 1 I ran in thirst: 1 With their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause. 1

Psalms 91:1A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath day. 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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