Psalms 17:2
1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
4 As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
- KJV
- Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
- WEB
- Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.
- ASV
- Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
- DARBY
- Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
- BLB
- From before Your face, let my judgment come forth; may Your eyes see uprightness.
- ÅB
- La min rett gå ut fra din nærhet.
La øynene dine skue rettvishet! - OTB
- La min dom komme fra ditt nærvær;
La dine øyne se med integritet. - B1930
- La min rett gå ut fra ditt åsyn, dine øine skue hvad rett er!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 37:6
He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
Read in context2 Thessalonians 1:6–9
After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
Read in contextEzekiel 18:25
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Read in contextEzekiel 18:29
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Read in contextJude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
Read in contextPsalms 37:33
the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:17
Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:20
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
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