Psalm 17:1 ASV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:1

Psalms 17:1. Hear the right, O Lord Hebrew, צדק , tzedek, righteousness, that is, my righteous cause, or me, who, notwithstanding all their accusations, and slanders, am righteous in my conduct toward them and all men. Attend unto my cry My fervent prayer, attended with strong cries. That goeth not out of feigned lips Hebrew, שׁפתי מרמה , shipthee mirmah, lips of deceit, or of guile, which speak one thing when the heart knows and designs another. This profession of his sincerity... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 14-17 Godly people in ungodly societyContinuing the theme of Psalms 10-13 (concerning the godly person who is downtrodden), the psalmist notes what happens when people refuse to acknowledge God and live as if he does not care about their actions. The result is a corrupt society (14:1-3). Because they have rejected God they have rejected the true standard by which to judge good and evil. They live solely for themselves, with no consideration for others and no thought for God (4). But in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:1

Title. Prayer. Hebrew. Tephillah. One of five Psalms so called (17; 86; 90; 102; 142). See App-63 . It is a prayer of Messiah, the true David; in view of Psalms 16:6-11 , Compare Psalms 17:15 . Hear . . . attend . . . Give ear. Figure of speech Anabasis . App-6 . right = righteousness. Compare Psalms 17:15 , and Structure. LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . Compare verses: Psalms 17:2 , eyes; 7, hand; 8, wings; 15, face. feigned = guileless. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 17:1

PSALM 17A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ENEMIES (A PRAYER OF DAVID)The customary arguments among scholars as to the date and authorship of this psalm are of little interest and of no value at all. As Maclaren said of such discussions, "The deepest and most precious elements in the Psalms are very slightly affected by the answers to such questions."[1]However, we find no fault whatever with the ancient inscription here which ascribes the psalm to David. As to the particular time of David's life... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 17:1

Psalms 17:0. David, in confidence of his integrity, asketh defence of God, against his enemies: he sheweth their pride, craft, and eagerness: he prayeth against them in confidence of his hope. A Prayer of David. Title.— לדוד תפלה tephillah ledavid, a Prayer of David. The author, in this Psalm, earnestly prays for a deliverance from his enemies; whom he describes as just ready to swallow him up. In the 4th and 5th verses he justifies his innocence, and pictures his enemies in the 14th as persons... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-2

The urgency with which David called on God to heed his petition suggests that he was in a very difficult position. He claimed to be representing a just cause as he made his request, and he assured God he was speaking the truth in what he was about to say. He visualized God as the celestial Judge and asked for a fair ruling in His court. In what follows, the cry for investigation of David’s situation (Psalms 17:3-5) and vindication of David’s person (Psalms 17:6-15) continues. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-5

1. The plea of the righteous 17:1-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-15

Psalms 17The content of this lament psalm is similar to that of the preceding one, except that the danger David faced when he wrote this psalm was more threatening. Again he viewed himself as a person committed to God who lived among many others who lived for the present. He prayed for deliverance from their oppression and anticipated the future in God’s presence. A strong concern for righteousness pervades the entire psalm (cf. Psalms 17:1-2; Psalms 17:15).This is one of five psalms that... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 17:1-15

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God (Psalms 17:1-2), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence (Psalms 17:3-5) and an account of the eager cruelty of his enemies (Psalms 17:9-12). The concluding thought, that true satisfaction is found in God alone (Psalms 17:14-15), recalls the teaching of Psalms 16, with which this Ps. presents other points of likeness.1. Feigned] false, insincere. 2. My sentence] my judgment, in the favourable sense of ’vindication.’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 17:1

(1) Hear the right.—Or (see margin), justice. Some ancient versions read, “Hear, Lord of righteousness.” Others make it concrete: “Hear me, the righteous; “but the Authorised Version has the true sense. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 17:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 17:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 17:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 17:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 17:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 17:1-15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 17:1-15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 17:1

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