Psalms 17:1
The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lord, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:15Then mine eies shalbe open and mine eares attent vnto the prayer made in this place.
Job 16:17Though there be no wickednesse in mine hands, and my prayer be pure.
Psalms 7:8The Lord shall iudge the people: Iudge thou me, O Lord, according to my righteousnesse, and according to mine innocencie, that is in mee.
Psalms 18:44As soone as they heare, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subiection to me.
Psalms 54:4Beholde, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that vpholde my soule.
Psalms 55:18He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me.
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 →