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psalm_17:1

Psalm 17:1

Hebrew
תְּפִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שִׁמְעָ֤ה יְהוָ֨הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
צֶ֗דֶק הַקְשִׁ֥יבָה רִנָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה תְפִלָּתִ֑י בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה
ESV
A PRAYER OF DAVID.Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
NIV
Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer- it does not rise from deceitful lips.
NLT
O LORD, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.
LXX
προσευχὴ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Δαυιδ εἰσάκουσον κύριε τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δικαιοσύνης μου πρόσχες τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δεήσει μου ἐνώτισαι τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
προσευχῆς μου οὐκ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
χείλεσιν δολίοις
KJV
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Psalm 16:11 ← Psalm 17:1 → Psalm 17:2

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