Parallel Verses

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.

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 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 the right, O Jehovah; listen to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit. 2 Let my judgment go out from Your presence; let Your eyes behold uprightly.



Cross References

Psalm 61:1

To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

Psalm 142:6

Hear my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers; for they are stronger than I.

Psalm 86:1

A Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O Jehovah, hear me; for I am poor and needy.

2 Chronicles 7:15

Now My eyes shall be open, and My ears shall be open to the prayer of this place.

Nehemiah 1:6

let Your ear now be open, and Your eyes open, so that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the sons of Israel Your servants, and confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both I and my father's house have sinned.

Psalm 5:2

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to You I will pray.

Psalm 7:8

Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.

Psalm 18:20

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.

Psalm 18:44

As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.

Psalm 43:1

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Psalm 55:2-3

Attend to me, and hear me; I wander and I moan in my complaint,

Psalm 66:19

Surely God has heard; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Psalm 140:12

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of the poor.

Psalm 142:1

An Instruction of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to Jehovah with my voice; with my voice I prayed to Jehovah.

Psalm 145:18

Jehovah is near all those who call on Him, all those who call on Him in truth.

Isaiah 29:13

And Jehovah said, Because this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips honor Me, but have removed their heart far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the command of men;

Jeremiah 3:10

And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but with falsehood, says Jehovah.

Daniel 9:18-19

O my God, bow down Your ear and hear. Open Your eyes and behold our ruins, and the city which is called by Your name. For we do not present our prayers before You on account of our righteousnesses, but because of Your great mercies.

Matthew 15:8

"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!

1 John 3:21

Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence toward God.

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