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Psalm 17:2–4

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2Let my sentence come forth aafrom thy presence;

Let thine eyes behold bthe things that are equal.

3Thou hast cproved mine heart; thou hast dvisited me ein the night;

Thou hast ftried me, and shalt find nothing;

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips

I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

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Footnotes

  1. aaSo Ps. 11:7.
  2. b1 Chr. 29:17. Ps. 58:1. & 75:2. & 99:4. Prov. 1:3. & 2:9. & 8:6. & 23:16. Cant. 1:4. Isai. 26:7. & 33:15. & 45:19. Dan. 11:6 in the Heb. See Ps. 9:8.
  3. cSee Job 23:10. & Ps. 26:2.
  4. fSee Judg. 7:4. So Zech. 13:9. Mal. 3:2, 3 in the Heb. 1 Pet. 1:7. So Ps. 139:1.

Cross references

  1. dJob 31:14.
  2. ePs. 16:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

From your presence let my vindication come!

Let your eyes behold the right!

You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,

you have tested me, and you will find nothing;

I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Let my vindication come from you;

may your eyes see what is right.

Though you probe my heart,

though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

my mouth has not transgressed.

Though people tried to bribe me,

I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

through what your lips have commanded.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Let my vindication come from you,

for you see what is right.

You have tested my heart;

you have examined me at night.

You have tried me and found nothing evil;

I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

Concerning what people do:

by the words from your lips

I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Declare me innocent,

for you see those who do right.

You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night.

You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong.

I am determined not to sin in what I say.

I have followed your commands,

which keep me from following cruel and evil people.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let my vindication come forth from you;

let your eyes see fairness.

You have tried my heart;

you have examined me by night;

you have tested me; you found nothing.

I have decided that my mouth will not transgress.

As for the works of humankind,

by the word of your lips,

I have kept from the ways of the violent.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press