Psalms 17:1

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear the right - Margin, as in Hebrew, “justice.” The prayer is, that God would regard that which was “right” in the case, or that he would vindi...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"A Prayer of David." Hear (a) the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips. (a) My righteous...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVII. The Prayer of a Godly Man for Deliverance from his Foes. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and in...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. Prayer. Hebrew. Tephillah. One of five Psalms so called (17; 86; 90; 102; 142). See App-63. It is. prayer of Messiah, the true David; in v...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Hear my righteousness, O Jehovah. The Psalmist begins the psalm by setting forth the goodness of his cause. He does this because God has...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Hear the right - Attend...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David, in confidence of his integrity, asketh defence of God, against his enemies: he sheweth their pride, craft, and eagerness: he prayeth against...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Psalms 17:1-15 .-The grounds on whic...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Feigned ] false, insincere.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hear the right. — Or (see margin), justice. Some ancient versions read, “Hear, Lord of righteousness.” Others make it concrete: “Hear me, the rig...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 17:1-15 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic,...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's True Servants Safely Kept Psalms 17:1-15 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocenc...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer decl...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Psalmist is here again at the mercy-seat, pleading his cause against the ungodly. In a tried God, who had before manifested his faithfu...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

As none but Jesus could ever make appeal in the justice of his cause, so it is blessed to discover him in this sweet prayer. Reader, you and I may, i...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hear the right, O Lord ,.... The psalmist appeals to the Lord as a Judge, sitting on the throne judging right, that he would hear his cause litigate...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 17:1 « 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....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear the right, O Lord Hebrew, צדק, tzedek, righteousness , that is, my righteous cause, or me, who, notwithstanding all their accusations, and sl...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Sincere and Importunate Prayer. A prayer of David. 1 Hear the righ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 17 David being now grievously persecuted and distressed by Saul and other enemies, and being also bespattered with many calumnies, he appeals...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘A Prayer of David.' A further psalm from the Davidic psalms. Psalms 17:1-2 ‘Hear, O YHWH, righteousness, attend to my cry, Give ear to my pray...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 17:1 . Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Good men are often slander...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:3 . Thou hast tried me. Vulgate, Igne me examinâsti, Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalm...
The Biblical Illustrator

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry,.. .that goeth not out of feigned lips. Conscious sincerity The Psalmist is quite sure that he himse...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions ( Psalms 17:1 , Psalms...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hear the right, O Lord, listening as the believer presents the argument of his righteousness, attend unto my cry, his loud and importunate call; g...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Believer Takes His Refuge in God. Every true believer is a poor sinner in the sight of God, knowing that his natural sinfulness will not permi...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The right — Regard my righteous cause.

¹ Hear the right,a O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 17:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 17:1