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Psalm 17
17:1 A prayer of David . Lord , consider my just cause ! Pay attention to my cry for help ! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer ! 17:2 Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right ! 17:3 You have scrutinized my inner motives ; you have examined me during the night . You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful . 17:4 As for the actions of people – just as you have commanded , I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men . 17:5 I carefully obey your commands ; I do not deviate from them. 17:6 I call to you for you will answer me, O God . Listen to me! Hear what I say ! 17:7 Accomplish awesome , faithful deeds , you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies.

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  • [Psa 17:1] Lord, Hear The Right
  • [Psa 17:1] Sweet Savior! In Thy Pitying Grace

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  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • 17:1-2 The urgency with which David called on God to heed his petition suggests that he was in a very difficult situation. He claimed to be representing a just cause as he made his request, and he assured God he was speaking ...
  • David asked God to keep him from the wicked in the world who are vicious and proud.17:6-7 The psalmist based his request on God's loyal love for him as seen in His deliverance of those who take refuge in Him. He called on God...
  • 41:10 David had asked God to restore his health so he might repay his enemies. This may seem to be an unworthy motive in view of the Lord Jesus' instruction to love our enemies and do them good (Matt. 5:44). However, individu...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The next five sections (vv. 1-4, 5-8, 9-11, 12-13, and 14-18) continue the theme of Judah's guilt from the previous chapter. These pericopes have obvious connections with one another, but they were evidently originally separa...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • The filthiness in view seems to be all kinds of unclean behavior that lies outside the will of God including anger and wrath. The "remains of wickedness"are those evil habits of life we carry over from the unredeemed world (c...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
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