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New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 17

Prayer for Protection against Oppressors.

A Prayer of David.

1Hear a 1just cause, Lord, 2give Your attention to my cry; 3Listen to my prayer, which is not from 4deceitful lips.2Let 5my 6judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with 7integrity.3You have 8put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have 9sifted me and 10You find 11nothing; My 12intent is that my mouth will not offend.4As for the works of mankind, 13by the word of Your lips I have kept from the 14ways of the violent.5My 15steps have held to Your 16paths. My 17feet have not slipped.

6I have 18called upon You, for You will answer me, God; 19Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.720Show Your wonderful faithfulness, 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 wings9From the 26wicked who deal violently with me, My 27deadly enemies who surround me.10They have 28closed their 29unfeeling hearts, With their mouths they 30speak proudly.11They have now 31surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes 32to cast us down to the ground.12He is 33like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion 34lurking in secret places.

1335Arise, Lord, confront him, 36make him bow down; 37Save my soul from the wicked with 38Your sword,14From people by 39Your hand, Lord, From people 40of the world, 41whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You 42fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babies.15As for me, I shall 43behold Your face in righteousness; 44I shall be satisfied with Your 45likeness when I awake.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 17:1 Ps 9:4 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 17:1 Ps 61:1; 142:6 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 17:1 Ps 88:2 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 17:1 Is 29:13 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 17:2 Ps 103:6 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 17:2 I.e., vindication ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 17:2 Ps 98:9; 99:4 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 17:3 Ps 26:1, 2 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 17:3 Job 23:10; Ps 66:10; Zech 13:9; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 17:3 Jer 50:20 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 17:3 Or no shameful act in me; My mouth ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 17:3 Ps 39:1 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 17:4 Ps 119:9, 101 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 17:4 Ps 10:5-11 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 17:5 Job 23:11; Ps 44:18; 119:133 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 17:5 Lit tracks ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 17:5 Ps 18:36; 37:31 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 17:6 Ps 86:7; 116:2 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 17:6 Ps 88:2 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 17:7 Ps 31:21 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 17:7 Ps 20:6 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 17:8 Lit the pupil, the daughter of the eye ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 17:8 Deut 32:10; Zech 2:8 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 17:8 Ruth 2:12; Ps 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:1, 4 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 17:9 Ps 31:20 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 17:9 Ps 27:12 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 17:10 Job 15:27; Ps 73:7 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 17:10 Lit fat ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 17:10 1 Sam 2:3; Ps 31:18; 73:8 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 17:11 Ps 88:17 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 17:11 Ps 37:14 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 17:12 Ps 7:2 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 17:12 Ps 10:9 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 17:13 Ps 3:7 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 17:13 Ps 55:23 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 17:13 Ps 22:20 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 17:13 Ps 7:12 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 17:14 Ps 17:7 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 17:14 Or whose portion in life is of the world ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 17:14 Ps 73:3-7; Luke 16:25 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 17:14 Ps 49:6 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 17:15 Ps 11:7; 16:11; 140:13; 1 John 3:2 ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 17:15 Ps 4:6, 7 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 17:15 Num 12:8 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 17

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