New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 17:1-8

1Hear a 1just cause, O Lord, 2give heed to my cry; 3Give ear to my prayer, which is not from 4deceitful lips.2Let 5my 6judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with 7equity.3You have 8tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have 9tested me and 10You find 11nothing; I have 12purposed that my mouth will not transgress.4As for the deeds of men, 13by the word of Your lips I have kept from the 14paths of the violent.5My 15steps have held fast to Your 16paths. My 17feet have not slipped.

6I have 18called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; 19Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.7 20Wondrously show Your lovingkindness, O 21Savior of those who take refuge 22at Your right hand From those who rise up against them.8Keep me as 23the 24apple of the eye; Hide me 25in the shadow of Your wings

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Notes

1. Psalms 17:1 Ps 9:4 ↩
2. Psalms 17:1 Ps 61:1; 142:6 ↩
3. Psalms 17:1 Ps 88:2 ↩
4. Psalms 17:1 Is 29:13 ↩
5. Psalms 17:2 Ps 103:6 ↩
6. Psalms 17:2 I.e. vindication ↩
7. Psalms 17:2 Ps 98:9; 99:4 ↩
8. Psalms 17:3 Ps 26:1, 2 ↩
9. Psalms 17:3 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Zech 13:9; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
10. Psalms 17:3 Jer 50:20 ↩
11. Psalms 17:3 Or no evil device in me; My mouth ↩
12. Psalms 17:3 Ps 39:1 ↩
13. Psalms 17:4 Ps 119:9, 101 ↩
14. Psalms 17:4 Ps 10:5-11 ↩
15. Psalms 17:5 Job 23:11; Ps 44:18; 119:133 ↩
16. Psalms 17:5 Lit tracks ↩
17. Psalms 17:5 Ps 18:36; 37:31 ↩
18. Psalms 17:6 Ps 86:7; 116:2 ↩
19. Psalms 17:6 Ps 88:2 ↩
20. Psalms 17:7 Ps 31:21 ↩
21. Psalms 17:7 Ps 20:6 ↩
22. Psalms 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand ↩
23. Psalms 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye ↩
24. Psalms 17:8 Deut 32:10; Zech 2:8 ↩
25. Psalms 17:8 Ruth 2:12; Ps 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:1, 4 ↩

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