Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

King James Version

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Holman Bible

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;
pay attention to my cry;
listen to my prayer—
from lips free of deceit.

International Standard Version

LORD, hear my just plea! Pay attention to my cry! Listen to my prayer, since it does not come from lying lips.

A Conservative Version

Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

American Standard Version

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Amplified

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O Lord; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;
Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

Bible in Basic English

Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Prayer of David. Hear justice, O Jehovah, attend to my outcry, give ear to my prayer, not in lips of deceit.

King James 2000

[A prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O Yahweh, hear a just cause. Hear my cry; heed my prayer [I make] without deceitful lips.

Modern King James verseion

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah; listen to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A Prayer of David} Hear the right, O LORD; consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

NET Bible

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

New Heart English Bible

Hear, LORD, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.

The Emphasized Bible

Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:

Webster

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

World English Bible

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 17:1

References

Hastings

Images Psalm 17:1

Prayers for Psalm 17:1

Context Readings

Confidence In The Lord

1 A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
2 From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!

Cross References

Psalm 61:1

Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;

Psalm 142:6

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!

Psalm 86:1

Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

2 Chronicles 7:15

Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

Nehemiah 1:6

let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father's house have sinned.

Psalm 5:2

Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.

Psalm 7:8

The LORDjudges the peoples; judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.

Psalm 18:20

The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

Psalm 18:44

As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!

Psalm 55:2-3

Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,

Psalm 66:19

But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalm 140:12

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.

Psalm 142:1

With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.

Psalm 145:18

The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

Jeremiah 3:10

Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD."

Daniel 9:18-19

O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.

Matthew 15:8

"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"

1 John 3:21

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

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