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Psalm 17:1
New English Translation
Psalm 17:1
New English Translation
Psalm 17[a]
A prayer of David.
17 Lord, consider my just cause.[b]
Pay attention to my cry for help.
Listen to the prayer
I sincerely offer.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 17:1 sn Psalm 17. The psalmist asks God to intervene on his behalf because his life is threatened by dangerous enemies. He appeals to divine justice, for he is certain of his own innocence. Because he is innocent, he expects to encounter God and receive an assuring word.
- Psalm 17:1 tn Heb “hear, Lord, what is just.”
- Psalm 17:1 tn Heb “Listen to my prayer, [made] without lips of deceit.”
Psalm 17:1
New International Version
Psalm 17:1
New International Version
Psalm 17
A prayer of David.
Psalm 17:1
New King James Version
Psalm 17:1
New King James Version
Prayer with Confidence in Final Salvation
A Prayer of David.
17 Hear a just cause, O Lord,
Attend to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.
Psalm 17:1
King James Version
Psalm 17:1
King James Version
17 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
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