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Psalm 17:1–2

Hear a just cause, O Lord; gattend to my cry!

Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

From your presence hlet my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

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Psalm 17:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

it does not rise from deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.

Psalm 17:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 17:1–2 — New Living Translation (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.

Declare me innocent,

for you see those who do right.

Psalm 17:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Hear a just cause, O Lord,

Attend to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look on the things that are upright.

Psalm 17:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Lord, hear me begging for fairness;

listen to my cry for help.

Pay attention to my prayer,

because I speak the truth.

You will judge that I am right;

your eyes can see what is true.

Psalm 17:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Hear the right, O Jehovah, 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 look upon equity.

Psalm 17:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips. Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.

Psalm 17:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Hear my plea for justice, O Lord

Pay attention to my cry. 

Open your ears to my prayer, 

⸤which comes⸥ from lips free from deceit. 

Let the verdict of my innocence come directly from you. 

Let your eyes observe what is fair. 

Psalm 17:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Lord, hear a just cause;

pay attention to my cry;

listen to my prayer—

from lips free of deceit.

Let my vindication come from You,

for You see what is right.

Psalm 17:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;

give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.

From you let my vindication come;

let your eyes see the right.

Psalm 17:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

O Yahweh, hear a just cause.

Hear my cry; heed my prayer

I make without deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come forth from you;

let your eyes see fairness.

Psalm 17:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, hear me when I ask you to treat me fairly.

Listen to my cry for help.

Hear my prayer.

It doesn’t come from lips that tell lies.

When you hand down your sentence, may it be in my favor.

May your eyes see what is right.

Psalm 17:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;

Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

Let my judgment come forth from Your presence;

Let Your eyes look with equity.


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