Psalms 17

Verse 1

WEB A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

KJV 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.

TSK A. M. 2942. B.C. 1062. (Title.): ps 86:1, ps 142:1; Hear: ps 7:8, ps 18:20, ps 43:1, ps 140:12, 1jo 3:21; attend: ps 5:2, ps 55:2,3, ps 61:1, ps 66:19, ps 142:6, 2ch 7:15, ne 1:6, da 9:18,19; not out of feigned lips: ps 18:44, ps 145:18, jer 3:10, mt 15:8, joh 1:47

Verse 2

WEB Let my sentence come forth from your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

KJV Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

TSK Let my: ps 37:6,33, 2th 1:6-9, jude 1:24; things: eze 18:25,29, eze 33:17,20

Verse 3

WEB You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

KJV Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

TSK proved: ps 11:5, ps 26:2, ps 66:10, ps 139:1, job 23:10, zec 13:9, mal 3:2, 1co 4:4, 1pe 1:7; thou hast: ps 16:7, job 24:14, ho 7:6, mic 2:1, ac 16:9, ac 18:9,10; shalt: ps 7:4, ps 44:17-21, 1sa 24:10,12, 1sa 26:11,23, 2co 1:12; I am: ps 39:1, ps 119:106, pr 13:3, ac 11:23, jas 3:2

Verse 4

WEB As for the works of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

KJV Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

TSK works: ps 14:1-3, ge 6:5,11, job 15:16, job 31:33, 1co 3:3, 1pe 4:2,3; word: ps 119:9-11, pr 2:10-15, mt 4:4,7,10, joh 17:17, eph 6:17, jas 1:18, re 12:11; destroyer: 1pe 5:8, re 9:11

Verse 5

WEB My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.

KJV Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

TSK Hold: ps 119:116,117,133, ps 121:3,7, 1sa 2:9, jer 10:23; that: ps 18:36, ps 38:16, ps 94:18

Verse 6

WEB I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

KJV I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

TSK I have: ps 55:16, ps 66:19,20, ps 116:2; incline: ps 13:3,4, isa 37:17,20, da 9:17-19

Verse 7

WEB Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

KJV Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

TSK Shew: ps 31:21, ps 78:12, ro 5:20,21, re 15:3; savest, etc: ps 5:11,12, ps 10:12-16, 1sa 17:45-57, 1sa 25:28,29, 2ki 19:22,34, 2ch 16:9; by thy: ps 20:6, ps 44:3, ps 60:5, ex 15:6, isa 41:10, ac 2:33

Verse 8

WEB Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,

KJV Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

TSK apple: de 32:10, pr 7:2, zec 2:8; hide: ps 36:7, ps 57:1, ps 61:4, ps 63:7, ps 91:1,4, ru 2:12, mt 23:37, lu 13:34

Verse 9

WEB from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

KJV From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

TSK oppress me: 1ch 17:9; deadly enemies: ps 7:5, ps 35:4,7,12, 1sa 24:11

Verse 10

WEB They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

KJV They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

TSK They are: ps 73:7-9, ps 119:70, de 32:15, job 15:27, isa 6:10, mt 13:15, ac 28:27; with: ps 12:3,4, ps 31:18, ps 123:4, ex 5:2, ex 15:9, 1sa 2:3, 2pe 2:18, re 13:5,6

Verse 11

WEB They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

KJV They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

TSK compassed: 1sa 23:26, 1sa 24:2,3, 1sa 26:2,3; set: ps 10:8-10, pr 6:13,14

Verse 12

WEB He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

KJV Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

TSK Like, etc: ps 7:2, ps 22:13, 2ti 4:17, 1pe 5:8

Verse 13

WEB Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

KJV Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

TSK Arise: ps 3:7, ps 7:6, ps 44:23,26, ps 119:126, isa 51:9; disappoint him: ps 7:11-13; thy: isa 10:5,15, isa 13:5, isa 37:26, hab 1:12, ac 4:28

Verse 14

WEB from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

KJV From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

TSK men of: lu 16:8, joh 8:23, joh 15:19, joh 17:14, 1jo 4:4,5; portion: ps 49:17-19, ps 73:12, lu 12:19-21, lu 16:25, jas 5:5; belly: job 12:6,9, job 21:7-15, job 22:18; hid: pr 2:4, mt 13:44; leave: ps 39:6, job 21:21, job 27:14-17, lu 16:27,28

Verse 15

WEB As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

KJV As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

TSK As: ps 5:7, jos 24:15; I will: ps 4:6, ps 119:111, job 19:26,27, 2co 3:18; I shall: ps 16:11, ps 36:8,9, ps 65:4, mt 5:6, re 7:16,17, re 21:3,4,23; I awake: ps 49:14, job 14:12, isa 26:19, mt 27:52,53; with: ge 1:26,27, php 3:21, 1jo 3:2,3