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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• 1<<A Prayer of David.>> Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. (Psa. 86:1)
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Psa. 142:1• 1<<Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.>> I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. (Psa. 142:1)
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Psa. 142•  (Psa. 142)
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Hear.
Psa. 7:8• 8The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. (Psa. 7:8)
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Psa. 18:20• 20The Lord 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: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. (Psa. 43:1)
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Psa. 140:12• 12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. (Psa. 140:12)
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1 John 3:21• 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. (1 John 3:21)
the right.
Heb. justice.
attend.
Psa. 5:2• 2Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. (Psa. 5:2)
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Psa. 55:2‑3• 2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
 3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. (Psa. 55:2‑3)
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Psa. 61:1• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.>> Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Psa. 61:1)
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Psa. 66:19• 19But verily God hath heard me; 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 attent unto the prayer that is 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, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess 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• 18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
 19O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O 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• 44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. (Psa. 18:44)
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Psa. 18•  (Psa. 18)
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Psa. 145:18• 18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. (Psa. 145:18)
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Jer. 3:10• 10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord. (Jer. 3:10)
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Matt. 15:8• 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. (Matt. 15:8)
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John 1:47• 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom 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"