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Psalm 17

Psa. 17:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
ρthe right
tsedeq (Hebrew #6664)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
KJV usage: X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).
Pronounce: tseh'-dek
Origin: from 6663
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, attend
qashab (Hebrew #7181)
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
KJV usage: attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
Pronounce: kaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
unto my cry
rinnah (Hebrew #7440)
properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
KJV usage: cry, gladness, joy, proclamation, rejoicing, shouting, sing(-ing), triumph.
Pronounce: rin-naw'
Origin: from 7442
, give ear
'azan (Hebrew #238)
probably to expand; but used only as a denominative from 241; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
KJV usage: give (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See 239.
Pronounce: aw-zan'
Origin: a primitive root
unto my prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
, that goeth σnot
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
out of feigned
mirmah (Hebrew #4820)
fraud
KJV usage: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Pronounce: meer-maw'
Origin: from 7411 in the sense of deceiving
lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
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justice.
σ
without lips of deceit.

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-9:  David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defence of God against his enemies.
10-12:  He shews their pride, craft, and eagerness.
13-15:  He prays against them in confidence of his hope.
A.M. 2942.
B.C. 1062.
(Title.)
Psa. 86:1• 1A Prayer of David. Incline thine ear, Jehovah, answer me; for I am afflicted and needy. (Psa. 86:1)
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Psa. 142:1• 1An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer. I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication. (Psa. 142:1)
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Psa. 142•  (Psa. 142)
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Hear.
Psa. 7:8• 8Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me. (Psa. 7:8)
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Psa. 18:20• 20Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. (Psa. 18:20)
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Psa. 43:1• 1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; deliver me from the deceitful and unrighteous man. (Psa. 43:1)
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Psa. 140:12• 12I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted one, the right of the needy. (Psa. 140:12)
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1 John 3:21• 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God, (1 John 3:21)
the right.
Heb. justice.
attend.
Psa. 5:2• 2Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray. (Psa. 5:2)
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Psa. 55:2‑3• 2Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
 3Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me. (Psa. 55:2‑3)
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Psa. 61:1• 1To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer. (Psa. 61:1)
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Psa. 66:19• 19But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. (Psa. 66:19)
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Psa. 142:6• 6Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. (Psa. 142:6)
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2 Chron. 7:15• 15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive to the prayer made in this place; (2 Chron. 7:15)
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Neh. 1:6• 6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, to hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, confessing the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. (Neh. 1:6)
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Dan. 9:18‑19• 18Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.
 19Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, hearken and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God! for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. (Dan. 9:18‑19)
not out of feigned lips.
Heb. without lips of deceit.
Psa. 18:44• 44At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me. (Psa. 18:44)
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Psa. 18•  (Psa. 18)
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Psa. 145:18• 18Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)
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Jer. 3:10• 10And even for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 3:10)
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Matt. 15:8• 8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me; (Matt. 15:8)
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John 1:47• 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. (John 1:47)
• Book 1, Series 3. The great tribulation. Outer life of Christ before man. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• Psa. 16 gave the inward spiritual life of Christ and so ours, ending in the highest joy of God's presence. Psa. 17 considers this life practically here below, and in respect to its difficulties with man opposed to what is right. The state of the soul is still marked by entire dependence on God, but as to integrity towards God, and as against man, the soul can plead righteousness. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 17” by J.N. Darby)
• This is a great secret of practical wisdom, not avenging self—the patience of the new life in the midst of evil, and looking, and leaving all to God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 17” by J.N. Darby)
• Christ identifying Himself with the godly in Israel, in the maintenance of righteousness in the midst of evil. (“Psalms 17” by H. Smith)
• Psalms 16 presents Christ as treading the path of life before God. Psalms 17 presents Christ as treading the path of righteousness in the presence of the temptations of the devil, and the deadly hostility of men. (“Psalms 17” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Prayer of David. Hear the righta, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

JND Translation Notes

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Strictly, "righteousness"