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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 17</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//psalms/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalm</a> > Psalm 17</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/16.htm" title="Psalm 16">◄</a> Psalm 17 <a href="../psalms/18.htm" title="Psalm 18">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/psalms/17.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/17.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/17.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/17.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/psalms/17.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/17.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/psalms/17.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Hear My Righteous Plea<p class="pshdg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm"><b></b></a></span>A prayer of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span>Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; <p class="indent2"> listen to my cry. <p class="indent1"> Give ear to my prayer—<p class="indent2"> it comes from lips free of deceit. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>May my vindication come from Your presence; <p class="indent2"> may Your eyes see what is right. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You have tried my heart; <p class="indent2"> You have visited me in the night. <p class="indent1"> You have tested me and found no evil; <p class="indent2"> I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>As for the deeds of men—<p class="indent2"> by the word of Your lips <p class="indent2"> I have avoided the ways of the violent. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My steps have held to Your paths; <p class="indent2"> my feet have not slipped. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I call on You, O God, <p class="indent2"> for You will answer me. <p class="indent1"> Incline Your ear to me; <p class="indent2"> hear my words. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, <p class="indent2"> You who save by Your right hand <p class="indent2"> those who seek refuge from their foes. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Keep me as the apple of<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> Your eye; <p class="indent2"> hide me in the shadow of Your wings <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>from the wicked who assail me, <p class="indent2"> from my mortal enemies who surround me. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They have closed their callous hearts; <p class="indent2"> their mouths speak with arrogance. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They have tracked us down, and now surround us; <p class="indent2"> their eyes are set to cast us to the ground, <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>like a lion greedy for prey, <p class="indent2"> like a young lion lurking in ambush. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Arise, O LORD, confront them! <p class="indent2"> Bring them to their knees; <p class="indent1"> deliver me from the wicked by Your sword, <A name="15"></a><p class="indent2"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—<p class="indent1"> from men of the world <p class="indent2"> whose portion is in this life. <p class="indent1"> May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> and satisfy their sons, <p class="indent2"> so they leave their abundance to their children. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; <p class="indent2"> when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>as the pupil, the daughter of</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>May what You have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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