Psalms 17:1

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

Lord, please listen to me. I am asking you to do something that is right. I am speaking what is true, so please do what I ask you to do. 2Say clearly that I am not guilty. You can see for yourself that I am right. 3You look deep into my mind. You check my thoughts at night. When you test me, you find nothing that is wrong. I have decided that I will never tell any lies.

Psalms 17:1 word by word

שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהוָ֨ה׀ צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the rightצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• unto my cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• unto my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• out of feignedמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Psalms 17:1

• Psalms 86:1Lord, please listen to me, and answer me! I am weak and I need help.
• Psalms 142:1I am calling to the Lord to help me. I ask him to be kind to me.
• Psalms 7:8You, Lord, judge the people of all nations. Lord, Most High God, say that I am not guilty. Truly, I am righteous and honest.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord was kind to me because I do things that please him. He blesses me because I am not guilty of bad things.
• Psalms 43:1My God, show that I am not guilty. Make the people who do not respect you know that I am right. Rescue me from the evil people who tell lies about me.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord helps poor people. He makes sure that they receive justice.
• 1 John 3:21My friends, if our thoughts do not tell us that we are guilty, we will not be afraid to come to God.
• Psalms 5:2My King and my God, listen to my voice. I am asking you to help me. I am praying to you!
• Psalms 55:2Listen carefully and answer me. I am very upset because of all my troubles. They are too many for me.
• Psalms 61:1God, please hear me when I call to you for help. Listen carefully to my prayer.
• Psalms 66:19But God did hear me. When I called to him, he listened to my prayer.
• Psalms 142:6Please listen to me as I cry to you. I am very upset! My enemies are trying to catch me. Save me from their power! They are stronger than I am.
• 2 Chronicles 7:15Now I will watch over this place. I will answer the prayers that people offer to me here.
• Nehemiah 1:6Please listen to my prayer. I am your servant. I am praying in the day and in the night on behalf of your servants, the Israelites. I agree that we have all done wrong things. That includes me and my family. We have not obeyed you.
• Daniel 9:18Listen to us, my God. Our towns have become heaps of stones. See what has happened to the city that belongs to you. We do not ask you to do this because we are righteous people. We ask you because you are very kind.
• Psalms 18:44When foreign people hear about me, they choose to obey me. They cannot stand against me because they are afraid.

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

Topics related to Psalms 17:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Prayer
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Greedy
• Path
• Purposed
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Attend; Attendance
• Belly
• Cry, Crying
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Feign
• Lip

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