Psalms 17:1
A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 7:15'Now, Mine eyes are open, and Mine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place;
Job 16:17Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer [is] pure.
Psalms 7:8Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,
Psalms 18:44At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
Psalms 54:4Lo, God [is] a helper to me, The Lord [is] with those supporting my soul,
Psalms 55:18He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they 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 →