Psalm 17

A prayer of David.

1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea;
listen to my cry.
Give ear to my prayer—
it does not rise from deceitful lips.

2 May my vindication come from you;
may your eyes see what is right.

3 Though you probe my heart and examine me at night,
though you test me, you will find nothing;
I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.

4 As for the deeds of men—
by the word of your lips
I have kept myself
from the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held to your paths;
my feet have not slipped.

6 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me;
give ear to me and hear my prayer.

7 Show the wonder of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.

8 Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings

9 from the wicked who assail me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me.

10 They close up their callous hearts,
and their mouths speak with arrogance.

11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.

12 They are like a lion hungry for prey,
like a great lion crouching in cover.

13 Rise up, O LORD, confront them, bring them down;
rescue me from the wicked by your sword.

14 O LORD, by your hand save me from such men,
from men of this world whose reward is in this life.
You still the hunger of those you cherish;
their sons have plenty,
and they store up wealth for their children.

15 And I—in righteousness I will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Huijuan: Yeah! me first! ahahha...God, help me to be an apple of your eye, may I always be in your thoughts....I believe I am always in God's thoughts, but is God always in my thoughts? I am guilty of it, cos assignments are like lions that has eaten me up slowly, robbing away my time. God i pray that i will not be eaten up by the lions, but rather i will overcome and conquer it!

Jacq: vs 8 speaks, Hide me in the shadow of your wings, reminds me of the song Still. Lord I want to hide under your wings, and I will learn to be still and know you are God. Father I trust you and I know you have a great plan for me. God has reminded me ytd that I am nothing w/o Him. Let this not be a reminder but something that I will always remember. That I will not do things my own way, or take things in my own stride, but by God's divine appointment. The Lord increase and I decrease. =) Amen!

Chin Ling: The word that came into my mind in this psalm is contentment in the Lord. Afterall, without contenment, that's how many times in areas of my lives that I find myself more and more unlike the ways of the Lord. To stay in the ways of the Lord is to be contented in him and all his goodness.

Joanna: Every Psalm, I keep seeing David's strong faith n confidence in the Lord, confident of his righteousness in the Lord as well. I keep wanting to be like David and am convicted to have more intense prayers like Psalm 17 over every aspect of my life, for God to turn things around!

Sara: It was only yesterday night that I finally had time for some rest and soul-searching, and sadly I realised that I had allowed work and things and people at work to rob me of the Lord's joy in my life. I was focusing so much on not sinning with my lips & my actions that I forgot to focus back on Him! Although the Lord looks at me like the apple of His eye, I haven’t done anything to deserve it…. Still… it's not too late to come back to the Father!

Crow: verse 1: Hear O Lord, My righteous plea, listen to my cry.. verse 6 I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. These 2 verses teach us that the prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective, and as we uphold righteous pleas to the Lord, we can totally trust that He will answer in His time.

Pam: Hee Hee.... I believe tat He want us to seek Him earnestly.. realli reminded of that "failed attempt last nite of seeking Him" I am claiming V6 n.. dearest Lord, I will give you a ring!"

Dellia: My greatest prayer in this verse is "Keep me as the apple of your eye"! I wanna be the apple of His eyes only!