(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.” As the title of the Psalm states, this is a prayer of David. David is requesting God, Who is Omniscience (or … [Read more...]
Psalms 17 is a Psalms of David – or more correctly, a Prayer of David. What is King David’s prayer? What is he petitioning of the LORD? And how does this apply to us?
Hear the Judgment
(Psa 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.” (Psa 17:2) “Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.” In … [Read more...]
Prove Me in Judgment
(Psalms 17:3) “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.” Continuing this series of devotions on God’s Judgment... In our third … [Read more...]
Determination in Judgment
(Psalms 17:4) “Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” This is the Fourth Devotion in the Psalms 17 Series on Judgment. Here in Psalms 17:4, David is stating his Determination to follow … [Read more...]
Help in Judgment
(Psalms17:5) “Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.” This is the Fifth Devotion in the Psalms 17 Series on Judgment. The previous devotion spoke of Psalms 17:4: David stated his “Determination” to follow the Standard of … [Read more...]
The Second Stanza – Confidence
(Psalms 17:6) “I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.” In Psalm 17, David begins by entreating God in Prayer. David invokes God to “...give ear unto my prayer.” David does this on the … [Read more...]
