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Psalms 17

Psalms 17 ( Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)): Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried ... Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Solomon's Temple & Wisdom Literature—King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Psalms 17:5 : "Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not."; Psalms 17:10 : "They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly."; Psalms 17:9 : "From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.". Related canonical books and chapters: Psalms 17 ( Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)), Psalms (Old Testament • 150 Chapters), Psalms 117 (Psalms • Chapter 117 (2 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Psalms 17
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Psalms • Chapter 17 (15 verses)

Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried ...

Psalms
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Old Testament • 150 Chapters

Psalms (Old Testament, 150 chapters). Key figures: Jacob/Israel , David , Abram/Abraham , Judah , Manasseh , Ephraim . Key places: Zion , Bashan , Lebanon , Sirion , Kadesh 1 , Jordan . Opens with: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf..."

Psalms 117
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Psalms • Chapter 117 (2 verses)

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

King Solomon constructed the First Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ( 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 ) to house the Ark of the Covenant and fostered Israel 's golden age of biblical wisdom literature.

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AUDIO • historical

Traditional monastic modal chant reflecting early Christian contemplative psalmody and medieval liturgical preservation.

Kevin MacLeod • Incompetech / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY 3.0
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VIDEO • overview

Overview of Psalms exploring its 5-book intentional literary design, the twin entry-gates of Psalm 1 and Psalm 2 , and the journey from lament to hallelujah praise.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
סֶלָה
sela (selâ) [SEH-lah]
H5542 Hebrew interjection / musical pause 74x
Selah, lift up, musical/theological pause

Musical, liturgical, and theological pause in the Psalms and Habakkuk, inviting solemn contemplation of great redemptive truths.

Derivation: Perhaps from סָלַל (H5549) to lift up, exalt.
תְּהִלָּה
tehilla (tǝhillâ) [teh-il-LAW]
H8416 Hebrew noun feminine 57x
praise, song of adoration, psalm

Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Derivation: From הָלַל (H1984) to praise.
Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

תְּפִלָּה
tepilla (tǝp̄illâ) [tef-il-LAW]
H8605 Hebrew noun feminine 77x
prayer, intercession, supplication

Prayer, liturgical supplication, intercessory appeal; core genre of Psalms ('A prayer of Moses', Psalm 90:1; Solomon's Temple prayer).

Derivation: From פָּלַל (H6419) to pray, arbitrate.
Acts 17
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Acts • Chapter 17 (34 verses)

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia , they came to Thessalonica , where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs h... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Amphipolis , Apollonia , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens .

John 17
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John • Chapter 17 (26 verses)

These words spake Jesus , and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life et... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

Luke 17
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Luke • Chapter 17 (37 verses)

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Noah , Lot , Jerusalem , Samaria , Galilee , Sodom .

Matthew 17
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Matthew • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James , and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Simon , Galilee , Capernaum .

Revelation 17
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Revelation • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .

1 Chronicles 17
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. And it cam... Mentions: David, Nathan, Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

1 Kings 17
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1 Kings • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead , said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and turn th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Gilead , Cherith , Jordan , Zarephath .

1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel • Chapter 17 (58 verses)

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Soco , which belongeth to Judah , and pitched between Soco and Azekah , in Ephes–dammim. And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the ... Mentions: Judah , Saul , Jacob/Israel , David , Jesse , Soco, Azekah , Gath , Ekron , Shaaraim 1 .

2 Chronicles 17
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (19 verses)

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel . And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah , and set garrisons in the land of Judah , and in the cities of Ephraim , which Asa his father had taken. And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat , ... Mentions: Jehoshaphat, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Ephraim , Asa , Tob , Jerusalem .

2 Kings 17
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2 Kings • Chapter 17 (41 verses)

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria ; and Ho... Mentions: Ahaz , Judah , Jacob/Israel, Baal , David , Samaria , Assyria , Egypt , Halah , Habor .

2 Samuel 17
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2 Samuel • Chapter 17 (29 verses)

Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will ... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Dan , Zadok , Jonathan , Bahurim , Jerusalem , Jordan , Mahanaim .

Deuteronomy 17
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 17 (20 verses)

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Exodus 17
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Exodus • Chapter 17 (16 verses)

And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin , after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim : and there was no water for the people to drink. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses , and said, G... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Moses , Amalek , Joshua , Aaron , Sin , Rephidim , Egypt , Horeb , Massah .

Ezekiel 17
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Ezekiel • Chapter 17 (24 verses)

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel ; And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon , and took the h... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Lebanon , Babylon , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Genesis 17
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Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Isaac .

Isaiah 17
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Isaiah • Chapter 17 (14 verses)

The burden of Damascus . Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim , and the kingdom... Mentions: Ephraim , Jacob/Israel , Damascus, Aroer 1 , Syria , Rephaim .

Judges 17
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Judges • Chapter 17 (13 verses)

And there was a man of mount Ephraim , whose name was Micah . And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Ble... Mentions: Ephraim , Micah , Jacob/Israel , Judah .

Jeremiah 17
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Jeremiah • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. O my mountain in th... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , David , Benjamin , Jerusalem .

Job 17
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Job • Chapter 17 (16 verses)

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

Joshua 17
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Joshua • Chapter 17 (18 verses)

There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he was the firstborn of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh , the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan . There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh b... Mentions: Manasseh, Joseph , Noah , Eleazar , Joshua , Gilead, Bashan , Abiezer , Shechem , Hepher .

Leviticus 17
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Leviticus • Chapter 17 (16 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto Aaron , and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel , and say unto them; This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying, What man soever there be of the house of Israel , that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in t... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel.

Numbers 17
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Numbers • Chapter 17 (13 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. And thou shal... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Levi .

Proverbs 17
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Proverbs • Chapter 17 (28 verses)

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the ...

Psalms 1
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Psalms • Chapter 1 (6 verses)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the riv...

Psalms 2
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Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 3
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Psalms • Chapter 3 (8 verses)

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Scripture Passages (24)

Psalms 17:5 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

Psalms 17:10 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalms 17:9 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:

For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

Psalms 17:8 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

Psalms 17:2 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 17:11 (KJV)
Psalms 17 KJV

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

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