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Psalms 17:2
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Let my vindication come from you,for you see what is right.
Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look on equity.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!
You will judge that I am right; your eyes can see what is true.
Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!
Let my verdict of vindication come from Your presence; May Your eyes look with equity and behold things that are just.
Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with integrity.
Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look on equity.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence, and let thine eyes beholde equitie.
May my judgment come from Your presence;May Your eyes behold what is upright.
May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
Only you can say that I am innocent, because only your eyes can see the truth.
Let my vindication come from you, let your eyes see what is right.
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are just.
You will judge in my favor, because you know what is right.
Let my vindication come forth from you; let your eyes see fairness.
Let my judgment go out from Your face; Your eyes see uprightly.
Let my sentence come forth fro thy presence, and loke vpon the thinge that is equall.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.
Let my judgment come forth from Thy presence; let Thine eyes behold equity.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: let thine eyes beholde the things that are equall.
Let iudgement come foorth for me from thy face: and let thine eyes loke vpon equitie.
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold righteousness.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
Mi doom come `forth of thi cheer; thin iyen se equite.
Let my sentence come forth from your presence; Let your eyes look at equity.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal.
Let my vindication come from Your presence; Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.
Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right.
May You decide in my favor. May Your eyes see what is right.
From you let my vindication come; let your eyes see the right.
From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.
(16-2) Let my judgment come forth from thy countenance: let thy eyes behold the things that are equitable.
From thee let my vindication come! Let thy eyes see the right!
From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.
Let my judgment come forth from Your presence; Let Your eyes look with equity.
Contextual Overview
A prayer of David.
Lord , hear my prayer for justice. I am calling loudly to you. I am being honest in what I say, so please listen to my prayer. 2 You will make the right decision, because you can see the truth. 3 You were with me all night and looked deep into my heart. You questioned me and found that I did not say or do anything wrong. 4 Unlike most people, I have obeyed your commands, so I have never been like those who are cruel and evil. 5 I have followed your way. My feet never left your path. 6 Every time I call to you, God, you answer me. So listen to me now, and hear what I say. 7 Show your amazing kindness and rescue those who depend on you. Use your great power and protect them from their enemies.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Let my: Psalms 37:6, Psalms 37:33, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9, Jude 1:24
things: Ezekiel 18:25, Ezekiel 18:29, Ezekiel 33:17, Ezekiel 33:20
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 20:15 - Be not afraid Job 31:6 - Let me be weighed in an even balance Psalms 7:8 - according Psalms 71:2 - in thy
Cross-References
"I now make my promise to you and to your people who will live after you.
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
"This is my part of our agreement: I will make you the father of many nations.
I will give you many descendants. New nations and kings will come from you.
And I will give this land to you and to all your descendants. I will give you the land you are traveling through—the land of Canaan. I will give you this land forever, and I will be your God."
You will cut the skin to show that you follow the agreement between me and you.
Abraham bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, "I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child."
Then Abraham said to God, "I hope Ishmael will live and serve you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence,.... Not of condemnation, such as came forth from God and passed on Adam and all his posterity, Romans 5:12; though such an one was executed on Christ, as he was the surety and representative of his people; but of justification, which came forth from God and passed on Christ, when he rose from the dead, and upon his people in him, 1 Timothy 3:16. Here it chiefly designs the vindication of the innocence of the psalmist before men; and his request is, that as he was fully persuaded that he was clear of the things he was charged with in the sight of God, that he would openly and publicly make him appear so before men; that he would bring forth his righteousness as the light, and his judgment as the noonday, Psalms 37:6; and of which he made no doubt but he would; so Christ, though he was traduced by men, knew he should be justified by his Father, and by his children, Isaiah 50:8;
let thine eyes behold the things that are equal; which is not to be understood barely of the eyes of his omniscience; for these behold things both equal and unequal, good and evil, things which agree and disagree with the law of God, the rule of righteousness and equity; but of his approbation of them, and that he would some way or other testify that approbation; for the petition intends the favouring of his just and equal cause, and making it to appear to be so.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let my sentence - Hebrew, “my judgment.” The allusion is to a judgment or sentence as coming from God in regard to the matter referred to in the psalm, to wit, the injuries which he had received from his enemies. He felt that they had done him injustice and wrong; he felt assured that a sentence or judgment from God in the case would be in his favor. So Job often felt that if he could bring his case directly before God, God would decide in his favor. Compare Job 23:1-6.
Come forth from thy presence - From before thee. That is, he asks God to pronounce a sentence in his case.
Let thine eyes behold - He asked God to examine the case with his own eyes, or attentively to consider it, and to see where justice was.
The things that are equal - The things that are just and right. He felt assured that his own cause was right, and he prays here that justice in the case may be done. He felt that, if that were done, he would be delivered from his enemies. As between ourselves and our fellow-men, it is right to pray to God that he would see that exact justice should be done, for we may be able to feel certain that justice is on our side, and that we are injured by them; but as between ourselves and God, we can never offer that prayer, for if justice were done to us we could not but be condemned. Before him our plea must be for mercy, not justice.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 17:2. My sentence come forth from thy presence — Thou knowest my heart, and my ways; judge me as thou shalt find; let me not fall under the judgment of man.
Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. — Thou knowest whether I render to all their due, and whether others act justly by me. Thou canst not be deceived: do justice between me and my adversaries.
