Psalms

Psalm 17:1

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.

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.