Psalms

Psalm 17:1–2

¹A prayer of David.

Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea;

listen to my cry.

Give ear to my prayer—

it comes from lips free of deceit.

²May my vindication come from Your presence;

may Your eyes see what is right.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A prayer	תְּפִלָּ֗ה	tə·p̄il·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8605 prayer
of David	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Hear	שִׁמְעָ֤ה	šim·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
O LORD	יְהוָ֨ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my righteous plea	צֶ֗דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
listen	הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה	haq·šî·ḇāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7181 incline, attend
to my cry	רִנָּתִ֗י	rin·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H7440 ringing cry
Give ear	הַאֲזִ֥ינָה	ha·’ă·zî·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H238 give ear, listen, hear
to my prayer	תְפִלָּתִ֑י	ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
from lips	שִׂפְתֵ֥י	śip̄·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
free of	בְּ֝לֹ֗א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deceit	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May my vindication	מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
come	יֵצֵ֑א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from Your presence	מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָ	mil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
may Your eyes	עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
see	תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָה	te·ḥĕ·ze·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2372 see, behold
what is right	מֵישָׁרִֽים׃	mê·šā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4339 evenness, uprightness, equity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 17:1 Psalm 142:6 · Psalm 61:1 · 1 John 3:21 · Daniel 9:18–19 · Matthew 15:8 · Psalm 145:18 · Psalm 7:8 · Psalm 140:12 · Psalm 18:20 · Psalm 43:1 · Isaiah 29:13 · Psalm 66:19

Psalm 17:2 Psalm 37:6 · 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9 · Ezekiel 18:29 · Ezekiel 18:25 · Jude 1:24 · Psalm 37:33 · Ezekiel 33:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.