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Psalms 17:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 17:1 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

The right. Or, “justice.” Since David is confident that right is on his side, he can ask God for help.

Cry. Heb. rinnah, used both of a cry of joy (Isa. 14:7; 35:10; 44:23; etc.) and of a cry of entreaty (1 Kings 8:28; Isa. 43:14; Jer. 7:16).

Feigned lips. Literally, “lips of deceit.”

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