American Standard Version
Psalms 17:1
1Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry;Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 17:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear a just cause, O Lord, Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
Context of Psalms 17:1
Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity. 3Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:1 word by word
שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 17:1
- Psalms 86:1Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
- Psalms 142:1I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
- Psalms 7:8Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.
- Psalms 18:20Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
- Psalms 43:1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
- Psalms 140:12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
- 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
- Psalms 5:2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
- Psalms 55:2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
- Psalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer.
- Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 142:6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
- 2 Chronicles 7:15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.
- Nehemiah 1:6let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee. Yea, I and my father’s house have sinned:
- Daniel 9:18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies’ sake.
- Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Commentaries on Psalms 17:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear the right - Attend to the justice of my cause, צדק יהוה Yehovah tsedek, righteous Jehovah. "O righteous Jehovah, attend unto my cry." Goeth not out of feigned lips - My supplication is sincere: and the desire of my heart accompanies the words of my lips.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear the right - Margin, as in Hebrew, “justice.” The prayer is, that God would regard that which was “right” in the case, or that he would vindicate the psalmist from that which was wrong. It is the expression of his confident assurance even in the presence of God that his cause was right, and that he was asking only that which it would be consistent for a “just” God to do. We can offer an acceptable prayer only when we are sure that it would be right…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's integrity. (1-7) The character of his enemies. His hope of happiness. (8-15) Verses 1-7 This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress and danger that now first brought him to his duty. And he was encouraged by his faith to expect God would notice his prayers. Constant resolution and watchfulness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1comes from lips free of deceit: Deception characterizes the wicked. The righteous reject such deceit as a failure of character and pray for rescue from such people (Psalms 5:6; 43:1; 120:2). They love honesty, truth, and integrity (Psalms 15:2–3; 24:4; 101:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152. sentence--acquitting judgment. from thy presence--Thy tribunal. things that are equal--just and right, do Thou regard.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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